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. 2015 Jun;135(6):1082–1092. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-3880

TABLE 4.

Regression Analysis of Biologic and Social Risk Factors on Development and Behavior Outcomes at 18- to 22-Month Follow-up for Entire Study Cohort (Adult and Adolescent Mothers)

Characteristic Cognitive Composite <70 Cognitive Composite <85 Language Composite <70 Language Composite <85 Motor Composite <70 NDI BITSEA/P ≥ 75th percentile BITSEA/C ≤15th percentile
RR (95% CI) RR (95% CI) RR (95% CI) RR (95% CI) RR (95% CI) RR (95% CI) RR (95% CI) RR (95% CI)
Adolescent mother, <20 y old 1.42 (0.88–2.29) 0.83 (0.58–1.17) 0.97 (0.64–1.47) 1.15 (0.83–1.59) 1.00 (0.62–1.59) 1.01 (0.67–1.52) 1.57 (1.14–2.18)* 0.84 (0.58–1.20)
Biologic factors
 Multiple birth 0.75 (0.50,1.13) 0.98 (0.75–1.29) 0.90 (0.66–1.24) 1.12 (0.87–1.43) 0.76 (0.52–1.10) 0.76 (0.55–1.05) 1.03 (0.79–1.34) 0.96 (0.72–1.27)
 Cesarean delivery 1.36 (0.95–1.94) 1.06 (0.84–1.34) 1.39 (1.05–1.84)* 1.10 (0.89–1.36) 1.20 (0.88–1.65) 1.19 (0.91–1.56) 1.15 (0.91–1.44) 1.10 (0.87–1.41)
 PPROM (ROM >18 h) 0.79 (0.54–1.16) 0.88 (0.69–1.13) 0.94 (0.71–1.26) 0.99 (0.80–1.24) 0.88 (0.63–1.23) 0.86 (0.65–1.15) 1.12 (0.89–1.41) 0.86 (0.67–1.11)
 PIH/Preeclampsia 0.89 (0.59–1.33) 1.07 (0.82–1.40) 0.77 (0.56–1.06) 0.92 (0.71–1.18) 1.05 (0.73–1.49) 0.93 (0.68–1.27) 0.94 (0.72–1.22) 1.06 (0.80–1.39)
 Antenatal steroids 0.94 (0.57–1.52) 0.72 (0.51–1.00)* 0.66 (0.46–0.96)* 0.84 (0.61–1.17) 0.75 (0.49–1.15) 0.94 (0.63–1.39) 0.64 (0.46–0.89)* 1.21 (0.84–1.76)
Social Factors
 Household composition
  Single biologic parent 0.86 (0.55–1.35) 1.04 (0.77–1.40) 0.82 (0.57–1.17) 1.12 (0.84–1.47) 1.10 (0.74–1.63) 0.99 (0.70–1.40) 1.15 (0.86–1.53) 1.30 (0.96–1.76)
  2-parent household (with biologic parent) REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF
  Biologic parent in extended family 0.78 (0.50–1.23) 1.01 (0.75–1.34) 0.78 (0.55–1.11) 1.00 (0.77–1.30) 0.91 (0.61–1.35) 0.79 (0.55–1.12) 1.22 (0.93–1.61) 1.14 (0.85–1.53)
  Household without biologic parent 0.94 (0.47–1.91) 1.31 (0.79–2.18) 0.84 (0.46–1.55) 1.04 (0.64–1.70) 0.82 (0.42–1.63) 1.00 (0.56–1.79) 1.18 (0.71–1.98) 1.60 (0.95–2.71)
 Public insurance 1.10 (0.77–1.56) 1.34 (1.06–1.70)* 1.15 (0.87–1.51) 1.54 (1.24–1.91)* 1.34 (0.97–1.84) 1.16 (0.88–1.53) 1.92 (1.53–2.42)* 1.41 (1.11–1.80)*
 Nonwhite race 0.79 (0.56–1.12) 1.02 (0.80–1.30) 1.10 (0.83–1.46) 1.41 (1.13–1.76)* 0.63 (0.46–0.86)* 0.79 (0.60–1.04) 1.21 (0.96–1.53) 1.11 (0.86–1.43)
 Cared for by babysitter 0.72 (0.45–1.13) 0.88 (0.66–1.18) 0.65 (0.45–0.92)* 0.86 (0.66–1.10) 0.71 (0.48–1.07) 0.81 (0.58–1.13) 0.88 (0.67–1.16) 0.64 (0.47–0.86)*
 No. of places lived since discharge
  1 REF REF REF REF REF REF REF REF
  2 0.89 (0.62–1.26) 0.87 (0.69–1.10) 0.64 (0.48–0.85)* 0.81 (0.65–1.00)* 0.83 (0.60–1.14) 0.82 (0.62–1.08) 1.23 (0.98–1.54) 1.09 (0.86–1.37)
  ≥3 0.99 (0.60–1.64) 0.90 (0.63–1.28) 0.77 (0.51–1.17) 0.93 (0.67–1.30) 0.99 (0.63–1.56) 0.86 (0.57–1.30) 1.64 (1.18–2.29)* 0.99 (0.70–1.43)
 State supervision 2.16 (1.06–4.42)* 1.84 (1.05–3.22)* 1.91 (1.02–3.59)* 1.08 (0.61–1.91) 2.44 (1.27–4.69)* 2.02 (1.10–3.71)* 0.55 (0.30–1.02) 1.03 (0.56–1.89)
*

significant; PIH, pregnancy induced hypertension; PPROM, preterm premature rupture of membranes; REF, reference parameter.