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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2013 Feb 26;163(2):471–476. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.01.036

Table 2.

Factors influencing adverse neonatal outcomes in a convenience sample of women at three urban OB/GYN clinics

Adverse Birth Outcome (Multivariate Logistic Regression)
Any (n=166) AdjOR, 95% CI* SGA (n=166) AdjOR, 95% CI* LBW (n=155^) AdjOR, 95% CI* PTB (n=166) AdjOR, 95% CI*
Education
    No HS diploma (ref) (ref) (ref) (ref)
    HS diploma 1.17 (0.46 – 2.99) 1.17 (0.44 – 3.13) 0.38 (0.11 – 1.33) 0.52 (0.13 – 2.02)
    At least some college 0.52 (0.07 – 3.67) 0.34 (0.03 – 4.11) ^ 0.76 (0.08 – 7.57)
Annual Income (ref) (ref) (ref) (ref)
        <10,000 0.77 (0.35 – 1.69) 0.63 (0.28 – 1.44) 1.03 (0.42 – 2.50) 0.75 (0.27 – 2.07)
        >10,001
Marital status (ref) (ref) (ref) (ref)
        Single 1.72 (0.79 – 3.74) 1.70 (0.76 – 3.82) 1.07 (0.44 – 2.64) 1.58 (0.59 – 4.19)
        Other
IPV Exposure (ref) (ref) (ref) (ref)
        No 5.34 (1.97 – 14.46) 4.00 (1.58 – 9.97) 2.21 (0.82 – 5.95) 2.15 (0.74 – 6.24)
        Yes
Smoking (ref) (ref) (ref) (ref)
        No 1.72 (0.64 – 4.66) 0.91 (0.31 – 2.62) 3.31 (1.15 – 9.53) 1.35 (0.42 – 4.36)
        Yes
Marijuana Use (ref) (ref) (ref) (ref)
        No 5.94 (2.62 – 13.46) 5.16 (2.24 – 11.89) 5.00 (1.98 – 12.65) 1.93 (0.71 – 5.26)
        Yes
Cocaine/Crack/Heroin Use (ref) (ref) (ref) (ref)
        No 1.32 (0.39 – 4.45) 0.69 (0.21 – 2.25) 0.90 (0.28 – 2.88) 1.67 (0.74 – 5.87)
        Yes
*

AdjOR = Adjusted Odds Ratios; 95% CI = 95% Confidence Intervals

^

11 observations (highest education category) dropped because no instances of LBW in highest education category