Table 3.
Odds ratios and 95 % CI comparing the odds of preterm birth and low birth weight among Latinas relative to non-Latina U.S.-born White women with singleton births (MIHA, 2003–2010)
| U.S.-born non-Latina Whites OR (95 % CI) |
U.S.-born Mexican Americans OR (95 % CI) |
U.S.-born Non- Mexican Latinas OR (95 % CI) |
Mexican immigrants OR (95 % CI) |
Non-Mexican immigrants OR (95 % CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preterm birth | |||||
| Unadjusted model | 1.0 (ref) | 1.42 (1.23–1.65) | 1.36 (1.06–1.75) | 1.23 (1.08–1.41) | 1.49 (1.22–1.82) |
| Model adjusted for socioeconomic factors and survey yeara |
1.0 (ref) | 1.19 (1.00–1.41) | 1.15 (0.88–1.48) | 0.93 (0.88–1.13) | 1.16 (0.92–1.46) |
| Model with simultaneous adjustments for socioeconomic characteristics and all covariates in Table 1 and survey year. |
1.0 (ref) | 1.24 (1.04–1.47) | 1.20 (.92–1.57) | 1.03 (.84–1.26) | 1.23 (0.97–1.58) |
| Low birth weight | |||||
| Unadjusted model | 1.0 (ref) | 1.27 (1.04–1.55) | 1.56 (1.12–2.2) | 1.15 (0.95–1.38) | 1.53 (1.17–2.00) |
| Model adjusted for socioeconomic factors and survey yeara |
1.0 (ref) | 1.06 (.85–1.32) | 1.36 (0.95–1.94) | 0.86 (0.65–1.12) | 1.16 (0.86–1.59) |
| Model with simultaneous adjustments for socioeconomic characteristics and all covariates in Table 1 and survey year. |
1.0 (ref) | 1.18 (0.94–1.51) | 1.57 (1.09–2.26) | 0.98 (.74–1.30) | 1.27 (.93–1.76) |
Models are weighted to account for complex sample design of MIHA
Missing data are imputed
a
Socioeconomic factors adjusted for: maternal education, paternal education, grandparent education, private insurance before pregnancy, and family income