Table 5.
Odds Ratios of perinatal mortality according to maternal nationality, stratified by parental employment status and maternal education
| cases = 1,346; n = 161,645 | cases = 3,021; n = 774,096 | cases = 373; n = 50,798 | cases = 1,476; n = 463,756 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 parents employed aORa (95 % CI) | 2 parents employed aORa (95 % CI) | <primary aORb (95 % CI) | superior aORb (95 % CI) | |
| EU27 | 0.80* (0.65-0.99)# | 1.26** (1.09-1.46)# | 0.86 (0.56-1.32) | 1.15 (0.93-1.44) |
| EU 27 naturalized Belgian | 0.39*** (0.23-0.66)# | 0.87 (0.68-1.11)# | 0.57 (0.18-1.80) | 0.81 (0.56-1.18) |
| Turkey | 1.00 (0.76-1.31) | 1.04 (0.57-1.90) | 0.95 (0.64-1.41) | 2.29** (1.22-4.32) |
| Turkey naturalized Belgian | 0.63* (0.43-0.92) | 1.01 (0.67-1.52) | 0.61 (0.34-1.09) | 1.32 (0.66-2.66) |
| Maghreb | 0.84 (0.69-1.01) | 1.44* (1.01-2.06) | 1.00 (0.74-1.35) | 1.58* (1.04-2.39) |
| Maghreb naturalized Belgian | 0.84 (0.67-1.05) | 1.21 (0.93-1.57) | 0.90 (0.62-1.30) | 1.39 (0.96-2.01) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.84 (0.69-1.02)# | 1.76* (1.06-2.94)# | 1.00 (0.66-1.51) | 1.41 (0.88-2.26) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa naturalized Belgian | 0.88 (0.60-1.28) | 1.06 (0.62-1.84) | 1.53 (0.85-2.74) | 1.97** (1.21-3.20) |
| Eastern Europe | 0.62*** (0.48-0.81) | 0.46 (0.15-1.44) | 0.91 (0.57-1.45) | 0.37 (0.12-1.16) |
| Eastern Europe naturalized Belgian | 0.35* (0.13-0.94) | 0.76 (0.31-1.83) | 0.86 (0.32-2.35) | 0.73 (0.23-2.27) |
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 test (p < 0.05)