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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 3.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Environ Occup Health. 2015 Jun 11;71(4):208–215. doi: 10.1080/19338244.2015.1058236

Table 5.

Relative odds of pregnancy complications associated with interquartile range increases in trimester-specific mean pollutant concentrations

Pollutant Trimester Interquartile Range N (births) n (complications) UNADJUSTED ANALYES
OR (95% CI)
ADJUSTED ANALYSESa OR
(95% CI)
Hypertensive Disorders
 PM10 (μg/m3) 1 10 18,278 217 0.96 (0.87–1.05) 1.03 (0.91–1.16)
2 10 20,027 265 1.03 (0.95–1.12) 1.04 (0.93–1.15)
3 10 17,850 167 1.06 (0.97–1.16) 1.02 (0.92–1.13)
 NO2 (μg/m3) 1 34 18,278 217 0.69 (0.52–0.90) 1.03 (0.53–1.99)
2 26 20,027 265 1.09 (0.90–1.31) 1.29 (0.80–2.07)
3 32 17,850 167 1.49 (1.10–2.01) 1.24 (0.67–2.31)
 SO2 (μg/m3) 1 13 18,278 217 0.81 (0.67–0.98) 1.18 (0.74–1.90)
2 8 20,027 265 1.01 (0.92–1.11) 0.89 (0.69–1.14)
3 8 17,850 167 1.09 (0.97–1.24) 0.71 (0.53–0.97)
Fetal-placental conditions
 PM10 (μg/m3) 1 10 18,278 2,308 1.02 (0.99–1.05) 1.03 (0.99–1.07)
2 10 20,027 2,552 1.00 (0.97–1.03) 1.00 (0.96–1.04)
3 10 17,850 2,146 0.99 (0.97–1.02) 1.01 (0.98–1.04)
 NO2 (μg/m3) 1 34 18,278 2,308 1.03 (0.94–1.12) 1.14 (0.91–1.41)
2 26 20,027 2,552 1.02 (0.96–1.09) 0.98 (0.83–1.15)
3 32 17,850 2,146 0.92 (0.85–1.01) 0.96 (0.80–1.15)
 SO2 (μg/m3) 1 13 18,278 2,308 1.00 (0.95–1.06) 1.00 (0.86–1.16)
2 8 20,027 2,552 1.01 (0.98–1.04) 0.97 (0.89–1.06)
3 8 17,850 2,146 0.99 (0.95–1.03) 1.09 (1.00–1.20)
a

Adjusted for maternal education, district of maternal residence, maternal age, gestational age at first clinic visit, relative humidity, and temperature