Table 4.
Mean Allostatic Load Scores and Odds Ratios for Normal Birth Weight, Small for Gestational Age, and Preterm Birth Groups
| Mean AL± linearized SE | OR (95% CI) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | p | Age- and race-adjusteda | p | Age-, race-, and BMI-adjustedb | p | Unadjusted | p | Adjustedc | p | |
| Normal birth weight (n=776) | 2.42±0.07 | — | 2.29±0.08 | — | 1.92±0.07 | — | 1.00 (referent) | — | 1.00 (referent) | — |
| SGA (n=24) | 3.66±0.42 | 0.003 | 3.39±0.36 | 0.003 | 2.82±0.35 | 0.011 | 3.67 (1.39–9.68) | 0.009 | 3.46 (1.36–8.79) | 0.009 |
| Preterm birth (n=77) | 2.73±0.23 | 0.19 | 2.56±0.22 | 0.22 | 2.58±0.21 | 0.001 | 1.23 | 0.5 | 2.22 (1.04–4.79) | 0.04 |
a
Age- and race-adjusted: age (continuous) centered at 29 years and African American race; adjusted values shown are for the referent group (nonwhite, 29 years of age).
b
Age-, race-, and BMI-adjusted: age (continuous) centered at 29 years, African American race, and BMI (continuous) centered at 25; adjusted values shown are for the referent group (nonwhite, 29 years of age).
c
Adjusted values presented as age- and race-adjusted for SGA; age-, race-, and BMI-adjusted for preterm birth.
AL, allostatic load; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.