Skip to main content
. 2013 May 31;1:17. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2013.00017

Table 3.

Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression outcomes for perinatal characteristics.

Variable name Unadjusteda
Adjusted for covariatesb
Embryonal (n = 218) Alveolar (n = 81) All-type RMS (n = 359) Embryonal (n = 218) Alveolar (n = 81) All-type RMS (n = 359)

OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
CHILD’S CHARACTERISTICS
Child’s gender
 Male 1.59 (1.21, 2.09) 1.33 (0.86, 2.07) 1.52 (1.23, 1.88) 1.60 (1.22, 2.11) 1.28 (0.82, 1.99) 1.52 (1.23, 1.89)
 Female Reference
Plurality
 Singleton Reference
 Multiple birth 1.70 (0.87, 3.31) 1.93 (0.71, 5.28) 1.58 (0.92, 2.69) 1.70 (0.87, 3.32) 2.11 (0.76, 5.81) 1.60 (0.94, 2.75)
Gestation length (in weeks)
 20–32 1.58 (0.70, 3.57) 1.34 (0.33, 5.46) 1.42 (0.73, 2.76) 1.45 (0.63, 3.34) 1.05 (0.25, 4.46) 1.30 (0.66, 2.55)
 33–36 0.94 (0.56, 1.57) 0.59 (0.21, 1.61) 0.95 (0.64, 1.41) 0.89 (0.52, 1.50) 0.51 (0.18, 1.42) 0.89 (0.60, 1.34)
 37–42 Reference
 43–45 1.53 (0.87, 2.68) 0.97 (0.31, 3.09) 1.22 (0.75, 1.99) 1.56 (0.89, 2.74) 0.97 (0.30, 3.08) 1.23 (0.75, 2.01)
MATERNAL CHARACTERISTICS
Maternal age at child birth
<20 0.88 (0.54, 1.43) 0.92 (0.43, 1.96) 0.76 (0.51, 1.12) 0.85 (0.51, 1.41) 0.83 (0.38, 1.81) 0.73 (0.49, 1.10)
 20-29 Reference
 30-34 1.31 (0.95, 1.80) 0.99 (0.57, 1.69) 1.12 (0.87, 1.44) 1.33 (0.96, 1.84) 1.01 (0.57, 1.78) 1.13 (0.88, 1.47)
 ≥35 1.31 (0.89 (1.92) 1.00 (0.53, 1.91) 1.11 (0.82, 1.51) 1.30 (0.87, 1.95) 1.09 (0.56, 2.14) 1.10 (0.80, 1.51)
Per 1-year increase 1.02 (1.00, 1.05) 1.00 (0.97, 1.04) 1.02 (1.00, 1.04) 1.02 (1.00, 1.05) 1.01 (0.97, 1.05) 1.02 (1.00, 1.04)
Maternal race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic white Reference
 Hispanic of any race 0.72 (0.53, 0.97) 1.06 (0.63, 1.77) 0.81 (0.64, 1.02) 0.78 (0.57, 1.08) 1.10 (0.64, 1.89) 0.85 (0.66, 1.08)
 Other 0.95 (0.66, 1.37) 1.41 (0.78, 2.57) 1.02 (0.76, 1.35) 0.98 (0.68, 1.41) 1.44 (0.79, 2.64) 1.02 (0.77, 1.36)
PREGNANCY HISTORY
Parity
 Nulliparous Reference
 One child 1.08 (0.79, 1.47) 1.02 (0.62, 1.70) 1.10 (0.86, 1.40) 1.01 (0.73, 1.38) 1.01 (0.60, 1.71) 1.03 (0.80, 1.33)
 Two children 0.88 (0.59, 1.31) 0.77 (0.39, 1.52) 0.95 (0.70, 1.29) 0.82 (0.54, 1.24) 0.67 (0.32, 1.39) 0.87 (0.63, 1.21)
 Three or more children 0.78 (0.49, 1.25) 0.95 (0.47, 1.94) 0.90 (0.63, 1.27) 0.70 (0.43, 1.16) 0.84 (0.39, 1.80) 0.82 (0.56, 1.19)
Prenatal care began in
 First trimester Reference
 After first trimester/no care 1.01 (0.72, 1.41) 1.62 (0.98, 2.67) 1.17 (0.91, 1.50) 1.17 (0.83, 1.65) 1.71 (1.02, 2.87) 1.30 (1.00, 1.68)
PATERNAL CHARACTERISTICS
Paternal age at child birth
 <20 0.63 (0.26, 1.55) 1.49 (0.52, 4.24) 0.79 (0.42, 1.50) 0.67 (0.27, 1.67) 1.45 (0.50, 4.23) 0.82 (0.43, 1.58)
 20–29 Reference
 30–34 1.06 (0.75, 1.49) 1.17 (0.66, 2.06) 1.13 (0.86, 1.47) 1.08 (0.75, 1.55) 1.26 (0.69, 2.31) 1.16 (0.88, 1.54)
 ≥35 1.28 (0.92, 1.77) 1.31 (0.76, 2.27) 1.27 (0.98, 1.65) 1.31 (0.92, 1.87) 1.45 (0.80, 2.63) 1.32 (1.00, 1.75)
Per 1-year increase 1.02 (1.00, 1.04) 1.02 (0.99, 1.05) 1.02 (1.00, 1.03) 1.02 (1.00, 1.04) 1.02 (0.99, 1.06) 1.02 (1.00, 1.04)

aAdjusted for birthyear. bAdjusted for the following variables: birth year, child sex, plurality, maternal race/ethnicity, maternal age, parity, and prenatal care. Prenatal care not included in the model for child’s sex.