Table 3.

Effect of ethnicity on late antenatal booking, stratified by English language ability and UK/non-UK birth place^#

Self- defined ethnicity	English language ability & Place of birth	n	OR *	[95% CI]
British (White)	Speak English & born in the UK	1,662	1.00
	Speak English & not born in the UK	919	1.02	[0.84, 1.24]
	Do not speak English & not born in the UK	1,060	1.47	[1.23, 1.76]
Eastern European or Other White	Speak English & born in the UK	532	0.88	[0.69, 1.11]
	Speak English & not born in the UK	1,199	1.42	[1.21, 1.68]
	Do not speak English & not born in the UK	1,108	3.10	[2.63, 3.66]
African or Caribbean	Speak English & born in the UK	420	1.40	[1.11, 1.76]
	Speak English & not born in the UK	2,526	1.85	[1.62, 2.12]
	Do not speak English & not born in the UK	687	2.20	[1.82, 2.66]
South Asian (Bangladeshi, Indian or Pakistani)	Speak English & born in the UK	1,196	1.14	[0.96, 1.35]
	Speak English & not born in the UK	3,549	1.25	[1.10, 1.43]
	Do not speak English & not born in the UK	2,729	2.20	[1.82, 2.66]
Other Asian	Speak English & born in the UK	48	0.94	[0.48, 1.83]
	Speak English & not born in the UK	480	1.70	[1.37, 2.11]
	Do not speak English & not born in the UK	399	1.47	[1.16, 1.85]
Other	Speak English & born in the UK	263	1.13	[0.85, 1.50]
	Speak English & not born in the UK	224	1.47	[1.09, 1.97]
	Do not speak English & not born in the UK	167	1.95	[1.41, 2.71]

OR, Odds ratio; CI, Confidence interval.

* Adjusted for maternal age at booking, parity, maternal occupation, housing status & year of booking.

^# Stratum-specific odds ratios were not calculated for women who did not speak English and were born in the UK, as there were only 183 women total in this sub-group.