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. 2016 Jul 5;26(7):371–377. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20150185

Table 2. Multiple linear regression model for birth weight in male and female infants.

Variables Male (n = 4132) Female (n = 4008)


β SE (β) P-valuea β SE (β) P-valuea
      (R2 = 0.42)     (R2 = 0.41)
Intercept −2919.6 134.2 <0.001 −2932.0 133.9 <0.001
Smoking status, vs non-smokers     <0.001     <0.001
 Ex-smokers who quit before pregnancy −7.0 12.7   12.7 13.0  
 Ex-smokers who quit during early pregnancy −27.8 16.3   −39.6 17.3  
 Current smokers −136.4 24.3   −124.6 25.0  
Primigravida −107.0 11.1 <0.001 −117.5 11.5 <0.001
Partners’ smoking status     0.4     0.3
 Ex-smokers who quit before pregnancy −21.5 14.7   22.4 15.0  
 Ex-smokers who quit during early pregnancy −39.3 33.2   3.5 34.2  
 Current smokers −13.9 13.5   −3.8 13.8  
Annual household income, %     0.6     0.4
 <2 000 000 JPY −3.5 33.9   −51.9 33.8  
 2 000 000–3 999 999 JPY −14.0 27.5   −31.5 26.8  
 4 000 000–5 999 999 JPY −30.8 27.2   −27.3 26.8  
 6 000 000–7 999 999 JPY −8.3 28.8   −14.3 28.5  
 8 000 000–9 999 999 JPY −16.8 33.1   5.3 32.8  
Pregestational maternal weight status     <0.001     <0.001
 Underweight (BMI <18.5) −93.2 14.1   −85.5 14.7  
 Overweight (BMI ≥25.0) 157.3 17.7   172.8 17.8  
Maternal weight gain during pregnancy, kg 21.4 1.4 <0.001 19.0 1.4 <0.001
Pregnancy-induced hypertension −220.8 33.1 <0.001 −82.0 30.3 0.007
Diabetes mellitus or gestational diabetes 83.1 29.8 0.005 85.8 31.7 0.007
Maternal age group at delivery, %     0.2     0.3
 <20 years 3.2 64.3   96.3 63.2  
 20–24 years −0.1 20.0   −16.4 21.1  
 25–29 years −20.5 13.2   8.9 13.5  
 35–39 years −17.0 14.0   21.6 14.4  
 ≥40 years 39.6 26.9   17.9 27.7  
Gestational duration, days 21.4 0.5 <0.001 21.0 0.5 <0.001

BMI, body mass index; SE, standard error.

aP-value was calculated using the t-test and the F-test.