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. 2014 Dec 31;14:414. doi: 10.1186/s12884-014-0414-y

Table 6.

Results for estimation of Generalized Additive Model (GAM) to birth outcomes, adjusted for birth order

Variables Parameter estimates Analysis of deviance
Estimate Standard error Chi-square p
Birthweight
   Paternal smoking amount −2.097 0.900 30.09 <0.001
   Maternal smoking amount −16.454 3.732 6.14 0.105
   Smoking amount in both parents −2.890 0.890 27.67 <0.001
Gestational age
   Paternal smoking amount −0.010 0.004 22.67 <0.001
   Maternal smoking amount −0.062 0.014 11.14 0.011
   Smoking amount in both parents −0.013 0.004 16.87 0.001
Low birthweight
   Paternal smoking amount 0.017 0.006 17.75 <0.001
   Maternal smoking amount 0.070 0.019 1.18 0.554
   Smoking amount in both parents 0.022 0.006 12.23 0.002
Preterm birth
   Paternal smoking amount 0.021 0.007 16.07 <0.001
   Maternal smoking amount 0.088 0.019 6.55 0.038
   Smoking amount in both parents 0.028 0.007 10.45 0.005