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. 2014 Jun 27;14:214. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-214

Table 2.

Pregnancy characteristics of women in the study (i), crude and adjusted odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals for odds ratios (95%CI) comparing prison pregnancies with controls

 
 
 
 
vs Prison controls
vs Community controls
    Number Percentage Crude OR Adjusted OR (95% CI) Crude OR Adjusted OR (95% CI)
1st antenatal visit >20 weeks gestation
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prison pregnancy (ii)
130
47.4
1.63
1.63 (1.24-2.14)*
6.82
4.05 (3.12-5.27)*
Prison controls (iii)
393
33.9
1.00
1.00
 
 
Community (iv)
3928
10.1
 
 
1.00
1.00
Not booked at admission
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prison pregnancy (ii)
55
19.0
1.31
1.17 (0.83-1.64)
8.92
3.24 (2.29-4.57)*
Prison controls (iii)
180
14.9
1.00
1.00
 
 
Community (iv)
959
2.6
 
 
1.00
1.00
Maternal diabetes mellitus
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prison pregnancy (ii)
1
0.3
0.45
0.43 (0.05-3.44)
0.55
0.41 (0.06-3.10)
Prison controls (iii)
9
0.7
 
1.00
 
 
Community (iv)
237
0.6
 
 
1.00
1.00
Gestational diabetes
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prison pregnancy (ii)
5
1.7
0.58
0.63 (0.24-1.62)
0.35
0.56 (0.23-1.39)
Prison controls (iii)
35
2.8
1.00
1.00
 
 
Community (iv)
1799
4.6
 
 
1.00
1.00
Maternal hypertension
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prison pregnancy (ii)
2
0.7
2.06
2.12 (0.39-11.65)
0.62
0.78 (0.19-3.31)
Prison controls (iii)
4
0.3
1.00
1.00
 
 
Community (iv)
419
1.1
 
 
1.00
1.00
Gestational hypertension
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prison pregnancy (ii)
8
2.8
0.77
0.80 (0.37-1.72)
0.41
0.49 (0.24-1.01)
Prison controls (iii)
42
3.5
1.00
1.00
 
 
Community (iv) 2448 6.5     1.00 1.00

(i) For each group, singleton births and first births during the study period (index births) only.

(ii) Births to women who were incarcerated for a minimum of five consecutive days during this pregnancy.

(iii) Births to women were not incarcerated during this pregnancy, but were incarcerated at another time during the study period.

(iv) A random 10% sample of births to women who were not incarcerated at all during the study period.

(v) Logistic regression, adjusted for maternal age, parity, smoking, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin, mental health and/or drug and alcohol disorder.

*Result was significant (p0.05).