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. 2017 Jan 10;17:18. doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-1189-0

Table 4.

The ePTB subgroup predicted /observed probability and maternal characteristics in validation cohort via logistic regression

Variable Subgroup
1st Quartile 2nd Quartile 3rd Quartile 4th Quartile
N = 299529 N = 299078 N = 299993 N = 299861
Probability (%)
 Average Predicted 1.92 2.46 3.22 6.02
 Range Predicted 0.55 0.52 0.95 60.6
 Average Observed 1.83 2.33 3.24 6.07
Mothers’ Age (%)
  ≤ 24 Years 36603 (12.22) 70681 (23.63) 127739 (42.58) 105995 (35.35)
 25-29 Years 120779 (40.32) 83600 (27.95) 68003 (22.67) 71979 (24.00)
 30-34 Years 129538 (43.25) 78439 (26.23) 56362 (18.79) 60927 (20.32)
  ≥ 35 Years 12609 (4.21) 66358 (22.19) 47889 (15.96) 60960 (20.33)
Mothers’ Race (%)
 White 259978 (86.80) 273311 (91.38) 260128 (86.71) 114119 (38.06)
 Black 0 (0.00) 872 (0.29) 18661 (6.22) 172970 (57.68)
 American Indian/Alaskan Native/Asian or Pacific Islander 39551 (13.20) 24895 (8.32) 21204 (7.07) 12772 (4.26)
Marital Status (%)
 Married 296804 (99.09) 246717 (82.49) 92320 (30.77) 80790 (26.94)
 Unmarried 2725 (0.91) 52361 (17.51) 207673 (69.23) 219071 (73.06)
Mothers’ Education (%)
  ≤ High School or GED/Unknown 10988 (3.67) 93778 (31.36) 192086 (64.03) 175699 (58.59)
 Associate/Some College Credit 69843 (23.32) 117843 (39.40) 69455 (23.15) 79732 (26.59)
  ≥ Bachelor’s 217614 (72.65) 71541 (23.92) 21886 (7.30) 35359 (11.79)
 Missing 1084 (0.36) 15916 (5.32) 16566 (5.52) 9071 (3.03)
Pre-pregnancy Smoking Status (%)
 Nonsmoker 295313 (98.59) 262159 (87.66) 234907 (78.30) 217556 (72.55)
 Smoker/Unknown/Not Stated 3132 (1.05) 21003 (7.02) 48520 (16.17) 73234 (24.42)
 Missing 1084 (0.36) 15916 (5.32) 16566 (5.52) 9071 (3.03)
Pre-pregnancy BMI (%)
 Under Weight-Normal ≤ 24.9 183032 (61.11) 142007 (47.48) 119757 (39.92) 108130 (36.06)
 Overweight 25.0-29.9 82956 (27.70) 67818 (22.68) 70451 (23.48) 62770 (20.93)
 Obesity ≥ 30.0/Unknown/Not Stated 32457 (10.84) 73337 (24.52) 93219 (31.07) 119890 (39.98)
 Missing 1084 (0.36) 15916 (5.32) 16566 (5.52) 9071 (3.03)
Pre-pregnancy Diabetes Status (%)
 No/Unknown/Not Stated 298445 (99.64) 283149 (94.67) 282480 (94.16) 282746 (94.29)
 Yes 0 (0.00) 13 (0.00) 947 (0.32) 8044 (2.68)
 Missing 1084 (0.36) 15916 (5.32) 16566 (5.52) 9071 (3.03)
Pre-pregnancy Hypertension Status (%)
 No/Unknown/Not Stated 298445 (99.64) 283162 (94.68) 282293 (94.10) 273911 (91.35)
 Yes 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 1134 (0.38) 16879 (5.63)
 Missing 1084 (0.36) 15916 (5.32) 16566 (5.52) 9071 (3.03)
Previous Preterm Birth Status (%)
 No/Unknown/Not Stated 298445 (99.64) 283162 (94.68) 283427 (94.48) 258817 (86.31)
 Yes 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 31973 (10.66)
 Missing 1084 (0.36) 15916 (5.32) 16566 (5.52) 9071 (3.03)
Infertility Treatment Usage Status (%)
 No/Unknown/Not Stated 298445 (99.64) 283162 (94.68) 283427 (94.48) 272918 (91.01)
 Yes 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 17872 (5.96)
 Missing 1084 (0.36) 15916 (5.32) 16566 (5.52) 9071 (3.03)