Table 3.

Multivariable Analysis of neighborhood variables and birthweight (n=600)

	Non-Hispanic Black (n=236)		Non-Hispanic White (n=364)
	Model 1 Est. β (95%CI)	Model 2 Est. β (95%CI)	Model 1 Est. β (95%CI)
Baseline age	−0.02(-	−0.03(-	0.00(−0.05,0.05)
Age at pregnancy	0.01(−0.05,0.06)	0.00(−0.05,0.06)	−0.02(−0.08,0.05)
Baseline BMI	0.01(−0.02,0.03)	0.00(−0.02,0.02)	0.01(−0.01,0.04)
Parental education
≥HS	ref	ref	ref
less than HS	0.17(−0.02,0.36)	0.19(−0.01,0.39)	0.02(−0.24,0.29)
Neighborhood disadvantage	0.03(−0.06,0.12)	0.02(−0.07,0.10)	0.00(−0.07,0.08)
Proportion Black¶	0.04(0.01,0.07)*	0.05(0.01,0.08)**	−0.02(−0.07,0.03)
Cigarette smoking during
No		ref*
Less than daily		0.42(0.06,0.79)
Daily		0.43(0.03,0.83)

^*P<0.05

^**P<0.01

^¶Regression coefficients represent increases in birth weight per 10% increase in proportion Black