Table 4.
Odds Ratios of LBW according to maternal nationality, stratified by parental employment status and maternal education
| cases = 12,911; n = 159,978 | cases = 33,373; n = 769,912 | cases = 3,125; n = 50,265 | cases = 17,239; n = 461,142 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 parents employed# aORa (95 % CI) | 2 parents employed# aORa (95 % CI) | <primary# aORb (95 % CI) | Superior# aORb (95 % CI) | |
| EU27 | 0.75*** (0.70-0.80) | 0.91*** (0.87-0.96) | 0.57*** (0.50-0.65) | 0.89*** (0.83-0.95) |
| EU 27 naturalized Belgian | 0.82*** (0.73-0.92) | 1.03 (0.96-1.10) | 0.58*** (0.42-0.79) | 1.05 (0.95-1.15) |
| Turkey | 0.50*** (0.44-0.56) | 1.02 (0.83-1.26) | 0.38*** (0.32-0.44) | 1.44** (1.09-1.90) |
| Turkey naturalized Belgian | 0.49*** (0.43-0.56) | 0.99 (0.86-1.13) | 0.44*** (0.37-0.53) | 1.26* (0.99-1.60) |
| Maghreb | 0.34*** (0.31-0.37) | 0.73*** (0.63-0.86) | 0.27*** (0.24-0.31) | 0.75** (0.62-0.90) |
| Maghreb naturalized Belgian | 0.37*** (0.34-0.41) | 0.84*** (0.76-0.93) | 0.29*** (0.25-0.34) | 1.00 (0.88-1.14) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.59*** (0.55-0.64) | 1.52*** (1.27-1.82) | 0.50*** (0.44-0.58) | 1.26** (1.08-1.47) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa naturalized Belgian | 0.55*** (0.47-0.63) | 1.25*** (1.06-1.46) | 0.57*** (0.45-0.73) | 1.27** (1.07-1.52) |
| Eastern Europe | 0.46*** (0.41-0.51) | 0.84 (0.63-1.11) | 0.41*** (0.34-0.48) | 0.81 (0.63-1.03) |
| Eastern Europe naturalized Belgian | 0.47*** (0.36-0.61) | 0.77 (0.59-1.01) | 0.48*** (0.34-0.68) | 0.79 (0.58-1.08) |
The reference group are women with Belgian nationality at delivery and of origin (OR = 1) * ≤ 0.05 ** ≤ 0.01*** ≤ 0.001
aAdjusted for maternal age, parity and maternal education
bAdjusted for maternal age, parity and parental employment status
The other categories have been omitted for clarity
# Interaction tests are significant for all nationalities (p < 0.05)