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. 2015 Jan 26;14:9. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-14-9

Table 3.

Odds of preterm birth from parallel cross-sectional logistic regression models (Method Parallel cross-sectional logistic regression models )

MEHP MBP
N Odds ratio 95% confidence interval Odds ratio 95% confidence interval
Visit 1 456 1.10 (0.93, 1.30) 1.19 (0.95, 1.48)
Visit 2 407 1.12 (0.93, 1.35) 1.15 (0.91, 1.46)
Visit 3 392 1.17 (0.96, 1.43) 1.23 (0.97, 1.55)
Visit 4 322 1.11 (0.86, 1.43) 1.34 (0.98, 1.83)

Odds ratios in association with ln-unit increase in urinary phthalate metabolite concentration at each study visit. Models adjusted for maternal age at visit 1, race/ethnicity, health insurance provider, education level, BMI at visit 1, and urinary specific gravity and time of day of sample collection at each study visit.