Table 3.
Summary of logistic regression analysis for variables predicting LBW by marital status for the complete sample by race. FFS 1998-2000
| Married |
Unmarried |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n=839) | White (n=464) | Black (n=277) | Total (n=2,634) | White (n=1,480) | Black(n=1,848) | |||||||
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Black (ref=White) | 2.2* | (1.2,4.0) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.6* | (1.2,2.1) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Maternal age | 1.1* | (1.0,1.1) | 1.1* | (1.0,1.2) | 1.1 | (1.0,1.2) | 1.0 | (1.0,1.0) | 1.0 | (1.0,1.1) | 1.0 | (1.0,1.1) |
| SES Individual level stress | ||||||||||||
| HS or higher (ref=less than HS) | 2.1 | (0.7, 6.2) | n/a | n/a | 0.6 | (0.2,2.0) | 1.0 | (0.8,1.3) | 1.0 | (0.6,1.7) | 1.0 | (0.7,1.3) |
| Hours worked per week>40 (ref=≤40) | 1.3 | (0.5, 3.2) | 0.8 | (0.2,3.7) | 2.0 | (0.6,6.9) | 1.5* | (1.0,2.2) | 1.7 | (0.9,3.4) | 1.4 | (0.9,2.3) |
| Health eroding behaviors | ||||||||||||
| Alcohol use (ref=no use) | 0.8 | (0.3,2.2) | 0.6 | (0.2,2.1) | 1.1 | (0.2,6.8) | 1.2 | (0.9,1.8) | 1.3 | (0.6,2.6) | 1.2 | (0.8,1.8) |
| Smoke (ref=never) | 3.7* | (1.7,8.2) | 5.2** | (1.7,15.5) | 2.1 | (0.6,7.6) | 1.8* | (1.3,2.3) | 2.0* | (1.2,3.2) | 17** | (1.2,2.3) |
| Drugs (ref=never) | 1.8 | (0.2,20.1) | n/a | n/a | 3.5 | (0.2,69.4) | 1.6* | (1.1,2.5) | 1.8 | (0.7,4.5) | 1.7* | (1.0,2.6) |
| SES Household level stress | ||||||||||||
| Income (ref=no income) | 1.0 | (0.5,2.0) | 0.9 | (0.3,2.3) | 1.4 | (0.5,4.2) | 1.0 | (0.8,1.4) | 1.0 | (0.5,1.9) | 1.0 | (0.8,1.4) |
| Pay for baby's birth w/ govt. resources (ref=none) | 2.3* | (1.1,5.0) | 3.6* | (1.0,12.4) | 2.1 | (0.8,5.5) | 1.5* | (1.1,2.1) | 1.2 | (0.6,2.2) | 1.6* | (1.1,2.4) |
| Housing assistance from govt. (ref=no asst.) | 3.4* | (1.2,9.7) | 9.1** | (2.0,41.1) | 1.1 | (0.2,5.8) | 1.1 | (0.8,1.4) | 1.6 | (0.8,3.4) | 1.0 | (0.8,1.4) |
| Income from public assistance (ref=none) | 1.0 | (0.4,2.5) | 0.8 | (0.2,4.5) | 1.0 | (0.3,3.6) | 0.9 | (0.7,1.1) | 1.2 | (0.7,2.0) | 0.8Ɨ | (0.6,1.0) |
| Access to quality care | ||||||||||||
| Prenatal care 1st trimester (ref=no care in 1st trimester) | 1.9 | (0.5,6.6) | 1.5 | (0.2,13.0) | 1.4 | (0.3,7.0) | 0.8 | (0.6,1.1) | 0.9 | (0.5,1.7) | 0.8 | (0.6,1.1) |
| Neighborhood Characteristics | ||||||||||||
| Streets not safe (ref=safe) | 0.4 | (0.1,1.5) | n/a | n/a | 0.7 | (0.2,2.9) | 1.1 | (0.8,1.4) | 0.8 | (0.4,1.7) | 1.1 | (0.8,1.5) |
| Culture | ||||||||||||
| Religion attendance (ref=never) | 0.8 | (0.4,1.6) | 0.4Ɨ | (0.2,1.1) | 1.8 | (0.5,7.2) | 0.8Ɨ | (0.6,1.0) | 0.7 | (0.4,1.3) | 0.8 | (0.6,1.1) |
| Religious affiliation (ref=none) | 0.9 | (0.3,3.0) | 1.3 | (0.2,7.5) | 0.3 | (0.1,2.3) | 1.2 | (0.8,1.7) | 0.6 | (0.3,1.2) | 1.6Ɨ | (1.0,2.5) |
| Emotional and Social Support | ||||||||||||
| BF is not fair or affectionate | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.9 | (0.5,1.9) | 1.0 | (0.3,4.0) | 0.9 | (0.4,2.2) |
| Relationship ended (stress) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.8 | (0.4,1.8) | 0.7 | (0.2,3.0) | 0.9 | (0.3,2.2) |
Ɨ
p<.10
*
p<.05
**
p<.01
Note: “n/a” means did not examine the variable or it was omitteed because of colleniarity.