Table 2.
Associations Between Quintile of Overall and Trimester-specific Antenatal Exposure to UVB and Learning Disability, Scotland, 2000–2010.
| Trimester 1 | Trimester 2 | Trimester 3 | Whole pregnancy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | ||
| Univariate | 1 (lowest) | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | ||||
| 2 | 0.98 (0.96–1.01) | 0.16 | 1.00 (0.98–1.03) | 0.96 | 1.05 (1.02–1.07) | <0.01 | 1.03 (0.98–1.03) | 0.80 | |
| 3 | 1.02 (1.00–1.05) | 0.07 | 1.12 (1.10–1.15) | <0.01 | 1.07 (1.04–1.09) | <0.01 | 1.09 (1.06–1.12) | <0.01 | |
| 4 | 1.02 (1.00–1.05) | 0.06 | 1.23 (1.20–1.26) | <0.01 | 1.03 (1.00–1.05) | 0.04 | 1.21 (1.18–1.24) | <0.01 | |
| 5 (highest) | 0.95 (0.93–0.97) | <0.01 | 1.20 (1.17–1.23) | <0.01 | 0.99 (0.96–1.01) | 0.26 | 1.18 (1.15–1.21) | <0.01 | |
| Multivariate* | 1 (lowest) | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | ||||
| 2 | 0.98 (0.93–1.04) | 0.50 | 0.96 (0.91–1.02) | 0.16 | 1.14 (1.08–1.20) | <0.01 | 0.90 (0.86–0.95) | <0.01 | |
| 3 | 0.98 (0.91–1.07) | 0.67 | 0.79 (0.72–0.87) | <0.01 | 1.33 (1.21–1.47) | <0.01 | 0.75 (0.70–0.80) | <0.01 | |
| 4 | 0.77 (0.70–0.86) | <0.01 | 0.65 (0.58–0.72) | <0.01 | 0.96 (0.86–1.080) | 0.52 | 0.64 (0.59–0.69) | <0.01 | |
| 5 (highest) | 0.58 (0.52–0.65) | <0.01 | 0.42 (0.37–0.48) | <0.01 | 0.48 (0.42–0.55) | <0.01 | 0.56 (0.51–0.61) | <0.01 | |
| Multivariate** | 1 (lowest) | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | ||||
| 2 | 0.98 (0.93–1.04) | 0.47 | 0.96 (0.91–1.02) | 0.15 | 1.14 (1.08–1.20) | <0.01 | 0.90 (0.86–0.95) | <0.01 | |
| 3 | 0.98 (0.90–1.06) | 0.55 | 0.79 (0.72–0.86) | <0.01 | 1.34 (1.21–1.48) | <0.01 | 0.74 (0.69–0.79) | <0.01 | |
| 4 | 0.77 (0.69–0.85) | <0.01 | 0.64 (0.57–0.72) | <0.01 | 0.96 (0.86–1.07) | 0.47 | 0.64 (0.59–0.69) | <0.01 | |
| 5 (highest) | 0.57 (0.51–0.64) | <0.01 | 0.42 (0.37–0.47) | <0.01 | 0.48 (0.41–0.54) | <0.01 | 0.55 (0.51–0.60) | <0.01 | |
| Multivariate*** | 1 (lowest) | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | ||||
| 2 | 0.95 (0.89–1.01) | 0.10 | 0.91 (0.85–0.98) | 0.01 | 1.04 (0.98–1.11) | 0.24 | 0.84 (0.80–0.88) | <0.01 | |
| 3 | 0.61 (0.54–0.68) | <0.01 | 0.67 (0.60–0.74) | <0.01 | 1.14 (1.03–1.27) | 0.02 | 0.61 (0.57–0.66) | <0.01 | |
| 4 | 0.43 (0.38–0.50) | <0.01 | 0.50 (0.44–0.56) | <0.01 | 0.86 (0.76–0.97) | 0.01 | 0.55 (0.51–0.60) | <0.01 | |
| 5 (highest) | 0.34 (0.30–0.40) | <0.01 | 0.34 (0.30–0.39) | <0.01 | 0.45 (0.39–0.52) | <0.01 | 0.50 (0.46–0.55) | <0.01 | |
| Multivariate**** | 1 (lowest) | Referent | Referent | Referent | |||||
| 2 | 0.88 (0.82–0.94) | <0.01 | 0.96 (0.90–1.03) | 0.26 | 1.06 (1.00–1.13) | 0.07 | |||
| 3 | 0.64 (0.57–0.73) | <0.01 | 0.70 (0.63–0.78) | <0.01 | 0.96 (0.84–1.09) | 0.51 | |||
| 4 | 0.44 (0.37–0.51) | <0.01 | 0.52 (0.46–0.59) | <0.01 | 0.63 (0.54–0.73) | <0.01 | |||
| 5 *highest | 0.38 (0.32–0.44) | <0.01 | 0.36 (0.32–0.42) | <0.01 | 0.33 (0.28–0.39) | <0.01 | |||
CI confidence interval; OR odds ratio.
*Adjusted for month of conception; **also adjusted for child’s sex; ***also adjusted for UVA; ****also adjusted for UVB in other trimesters.