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. 2019 Apr 19;2(4):e192514. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.2514

Table. Multivariable Regression Results for Smoking Cessation at Various Points in Pregnancy and Preterm Birtha.

Covariate Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Cessation Throughout Pregnancy (n = 2 542 018)b Cessation After Trimester 1 (n = 2 538 338)c Cessation After Trimester 2 (n = 1 596 099)d Cessation in Trimester 3 (n = 2 538 338)c Preterm Birth Among Prepregnancy Smokers (n = 2 537 393)e Preterm Birth Among Prepregnancy and Pregnancy Nonsmokers (n = 21 344 623)f
Year of delivery (reference, 2011)
2012 1.02 (1.01-1.03) 0.99 (0.98-1.01) 1.02 (0.99-1.04) 1.02 (1.00-1.04) 0.98 (0.97-1.00) 0.99 (0.98-0.99)
2013 1.02 (1.00-1.03) 0.99 (0.97-1.00) 1.03 (1.01-1.06) 1.03 (1.01-1.06) 0.99 (0.98-1.00) 0.97 (0.96-0.97)
2014 1.01 (1.00-1.02) 1.03 (1.01-1.04) 1.05 (1.02-1.07) 1.06 (1.04-1.08) 1.00 (0.99-1.02) 0.97 (0.96-0.97)
2015 1.05 (1.03-1.06) 1.06 (1.04-1.08) 1.06 (1.03-1.08) 1.07 (1.05-1.10) 1.01 (0.99-1.02) 0.97 (0.96-0.97)
2016 1.07 (1.06-1.08) 1.07 (1.05-1.09) 1.08 (1.05-1.10) 1.09 (1.07-1.11) 1.03 (1.01-1.04) 0.98 (0.97-0.98)
2017 1.05 (1.04-1.06) 1.04 (1.02-1.06) 1.08 (1.05-1.11) 1.08 (1.06-1.11) 1.07 (1.05-1.08) 1.03 (1.03-1.04)
Age at delivery (reference, 25-29), y
<15 1.22 (1.00-1.49) 2.19 (1.74-2.74) 2.10 (1.49-2.95) 1.79 (1.29-2.47) 1.41 (1.13-1.76) 1.76 (1.70-1.83)
15-19 1.16 (1.15-1.18) 1.36 (1.34-1.38) 1.31 (1.28-1.35) 1.18 (1.16-1.21) 1.00 (0.98-1.01) 1.14 (1.13-1.15)
20-24 1.02 (1.01-1.02) 1.09 (1.08-1.10) 1.13 (1.11-1.15) 1.07 (1.06-1.09) 0.96 (0.95-0.97) 1.02 (1.02-1.03)
30-34 1.01 (1.00-1.02) 0.96 (0.95-0.97) 0.95 (0.93-0.97) 0.98 (0.96-0.99) 1.14 (1.13-1.16) 1.05 (1.05-1.06)
35-39 0.95 (0.94-0.96) 0.93 (0.92-0.95) 0.94 (0.92-0.97) 0.97 (0.95-0.99) 1.38 (1.36-1.40) 1.23 (1.22-1.23)
40-44 0.84 (0.82-0.87) 0.88 (0.85-0.92) 0.96 (0.91-1.02) 0.96 (0.91-1.00) 1.65 (1.61-1.70) 1.51 (1.49-1.52)
45-49 0.81 (0.70-0.94) 0.89 (0.73-1.08) 0.90 (0.67-1.22) 0.96 (0.74-1.23) 1.76 (1.54-2.01) 1.77 (1.73-1.82)
50-54 0.55 (0.24-1.27) 0.99 (0.38-2.56) 0.52 (0.07-3.85) 0.77 (0.19-3.15) 1.60 (0.80-3.22) 2.05 (1.88-2.22)
Race/ethnicity (reference, non-Hispanic white)
Hispanic 2.35 (2.32-2.38) 2.15 (2.12-2.19) 1.65 (1.61-1.69) 1.70 (1.67-1.74) 1.08 (1.06-1.10) 1.12 (1.12-1.13)
Non-Hispanic black 1.44 (1.42-1.45) 1.51 (1.49-1.53) 1.44 (1.41-1.47) 1.37 (1.35-1.40) 1.53 (1.51-1.54) 1.60 (1.59-1.60)
Non-Hispanic other 1.28 (1.26-1.29) 1.41 (1.39-1.44) 1.34 (1.31-1.38) 1.28 (1.25-1.31) 1.13 (1.11-1.15) 1.11 (1.10-1.11)
Unknown 1.28 (1.20-1.35) 1.06 (0.98-1.16) 1.21 (1.07-1.36) 1.09 (0.98-1.21) 1.19 (1.11-1.27) 1.12 (1.10-1.15)
Educational attainment (reference, <high school)
High school graduate 1.51 (1.49-1.52) 1.45 (1.43-1.47) 1.26 (1.24-1.28) 1.26 (1.24-1.28) 0.88 (0.87-0.89) 0.93 (0.93-0.94)
At least some college 2.35 (2.33-2.38) 2.13 (2.10-2.16) 1.59 (1.56-1.62) 1.60 (1.57-1.63) 0.82 (0.81-0.83) 0.80 (0.80-0.80)
Marital status (reference, unmarried) 1.48 (1.47-1.49) 1.11 (1.10-1.12) 0.99 (0.98-1.01) 1.03 (1.02-1.05) 0.90 (0.89-0.91) 0.81 (0.80-0.81)
WIC benefits (reference, none) 0.79 (0.79-0.80) 0.87 (0.86-0.88) 0.90 (0.89-0.91) 0.88 (0.87-0.89) 0.80 (0.80-0.81) 0.92 (0.91-0.92)
Source of payment (reference, private insurance)
Medicaid 0.57 (0.57-0.58) 0.66 (0.66-0.67) 0.86 (0.85-0.88) 0.80 (0.79-0.81) 1.20 (1.19-1.21) 1.13 (1.13-1.13)
Other 0.80 (0.79-0.81) 0.91 (0.89-0.93) 1.09 (1.05-1.13) 1.01 (0.99-1.04) 1.15 (1.13-1.18) 1.10 (1.09-1.10)
Self-pay 0.49 (0.48-0.50) 0.56 (0.54-0.58) 0.84 (0.81-0.88) 0.76 (0.73-0.79) 1.61 (1.57-1.65) 0.96 (0.95-0.97)
Gravida (reference, 1)
2 0.89 (0.88-0.90) 0.88 (0.86-0.90) 0.95 (0.92-0.98) 0.94 (0.91-0.96) 1.08 (1.06-1.10) 1.06 (1.06-1.07)
3 0.84 (0.82-0.86) 0.84 (0.82-0.87) 0.92 (0.88-0.96) 0.91 (0.88-0.95) 1.14 (1.11-1.16) 1.10 (1.08-1.11)
4 0.79 (0.76-0.82) 0.81 (0.77-0.84) 0.95 (0.89-1.01) 0.93 (0.88-0.98) 1.20 (1.17-1.24) 1.13 (1.12-1.15)
Para (reference, 1)
2 0.69 (0.68-0.70) 0.68 (0.67-0.69) 0.77 (0.75-0.79) 0.77 (0.75-0.79) 0.90 (0.89-0.92) 0.86 (0.85-0.86)
3 0.55 (0.54-0.57) 0.58 (0.56-0.60) 0.71 (0.68-0.74) 0.69 (0.66-0.72) 0.94 (0.92-0.96) 0.89 (0.88-0.90)
4 0.40 (0.39-0.41) 0.46 (0.45-0.48) 0.63 (0.60-0.66) 0.59 (0.56-0.62) 1.08 (1.05-1.11) 1.00 (0.98-1.01)
Abortus (reference, 0)
1 1.01 (0.99-1.02) 1.05 (1.03-1.07) 1.05 (1.02-1.07) 1.03 (1.01-1.05) 0.98 (0.97-0.99) 1.01 (1.01-1.02)
2 0.97 (0.95-0.98) 1.04 (1.01-1.06) 1.04 (1.01-1.08) 1.01 (0.98-1.05) 1.01 (0.99-1.02) 1.09 (1.08-1.10)
3 0.91 (0.88-0.93) 1.02 (0.98-1.05) 1.00 (0.95-1.05) 0.98 (0.93-1.02) 1.05 (1.03-1.08) 1.18 (1.17-1.20)
4 0.80 (0.78-0.83) 0.90 (0.87-0.94) 1.01 (0.96-1.06) 0.95 (0.91-1.00) 1.12 (1.09-1.16) 1.30 (1.28-1.31)
Plurality (reference, 1)
2 NA NA NA NA 10.80 (10.64-10.97) 13.25 (13.18-13.31)
≥3 NA NA NA NA 156.78 (123.24-199.45) 165.78 (157.52-174.46)
Smoking frequency, No. of cigarettes/d (reference, 1-9)
3 mo prior to pregnancy
10-19 0.49 (0.49-0.49) 1.30 (1.28-1.31) 1.65 (1.61-1.68) 1.23 (1.21-1.25) 0.95 (0.94-0.96) NA
≥20 0.31 (0.31-0.32) 1.06 (1.05-1.08) 1.68 (1.64-1.71) 1.11 (1.09-1.12) 0.91 (0.90-0.93) NA
Trimester 1
10-19 NA 0.38 (0.37-0.38) 1.12 (1.10-1.15) NA NA NA
≥20 NA 0.39 (0.38-0.39) 1.53 (1.49-1.58) NA NA NA
Trimester 2
10-19 NA NA 0.23 (0.23-0.24) NA NA NA
≥20 NA NA 0.19 (0.18-0.19) NA NA NA
Smoking frequency, No. of cigarettes/d (reference, 0)
Trimester 1
1-9 NA NA 0.41 (0.40-0.42) 1.16 (1.14-1.17) NA
10-19 NA NA 0.49 (0.47-0.50) 1.24 (1.22-1.26) NA
≥20 NA NA 0.62 (0.60-0.64) 1.30 (1.28-1.33) NA
Trimester 2
1-9 NA NA 0.01 (0.01-0.01) 1.42 (1.39-1.44) NA
10-19 NA NA 0.00 (0.00-0.00) 1.50 (1.46-1.53) NA
≥20 NA NA 0.00 (0.00-0.00) 1.58 (1.53-1.63) NA
Trimester 3
1-9 NA NA NA 0.78 (0.77-0.80) NA
10-19 NA NA NA 0.78 (0.76-0.80) NA
≥20 NA NA NA 0.79 (0.77-0.81) NA

Abbreviation: NA, not applicable; WIC, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

a

Analysis of 2011 through 2017 US live birth certificate data.16,17,18,19,20,21,22

b

Total of 91 289 observations deleted from regression because missing value on at least 1 covariate (3.5%).

c

Total of 94 969 observations deleted from regression because missing value on at least 1 covariate (3.6%).

d

Total of 53 801 observations deleted from regression because missing value on at least 1 covariate (3.3%).

e

Total of 95 914 observations deleted from regression because missing value on at least 1 covariate (3.6%).

f

Total of 1 218 326 observations deleted from regression because missing value on at least 1 covariate (5.4%).