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. 2019 Nov 8;19:412. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2572-4

Table 4.

Multivariable logistic regression analyses for preterm birth, low infant birth weight and APGAR score < 7 at 1 and 5 min for singleton pregnancies in 2010–2015 (n = 140,569)

Beta SE Wald P Odds ratio Lower 95% CI Upper 95% CI

1) Preterm birth

Missing cases: 4.8%

 Age < 18 − 0.17 0.07 5.14 0.023 0.85 0.74 0.98
 Age > 35 0.32 0.02 177.67 < 0.001 1.38 1.32 1.45
 BMI < 18.5 0.44 0.05 66.35 < 0.001 1.55 1.39 1.72
 BMI > 25 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.978 1.00 0.97 1.04
 Current alcohol use −0.09 0.10 0.87 0.352 0.91 0.76 1.10
 Current smoking 0.36 0.02 244.97 < 0.001 1.44 1.38 1.51
 Fetal abnormality in pregnancy 1.93 0.08 532.92 < 0.001 6.89 5.85 8.12
 Hypertensive disorder in pregnancy 1.55 0.04 1487.49 < 0.001 4.69 4.34 5.08
 Lone parent 0.05 0.04 1.83 0.176 1.05 0.98 1.12
 Maternal employment −0.19 0.02 81.18 < 0.001 0.83 0.80 0.87
 New antenatal disclosure of intimate partner violence 0.32 0.22 2.08 0.149 1.38 0.89 2.12
 Self-reported mental disorder 0.27 0.02 151.92 < 0.001 1.31 1.25 1.37

2) Low infant birth weight

Missing cases: 4.9%

 Age < 18 −0.15 0.10 2.15 0.143 0.87 0.71 1.05
 Age > 35 0.31 0.04 64.48 < 0.001 1.36 1.26 1.47
 BMI < 18.5 0.73 0.07 116.80 < 0.001 2.07 1.81 2.36
 BMI > 25 −0.28 0.03 100.11 < 0.001 0.76 0.71 0.80
 Current alcohol use 0.03 0.13 0.06 0.811 1.03 0.80 1.33
 Current smoking 0.93 0.03 845.05 < 0.001 2.54 2.39 2.71
 Fetal abnormality in pregnancy 2.67 0.09 891.55 < 0.001 14.49 12.16 17.27
 Hypertensive disorder in pregnancy 2.03 0.05 1714.25 < 0.001 7.64 6.94 8.41
 Lone parent 0.22 0.05 21.08 < 0.001 1.24 1.13 1.36
 Maternal employment −0.22 0.03 48.44 < 0.001 0.81 0.76 0.86
 New antenatal disclosure of intimate partner violence 0.62 0.26 5.66 0.017 1.86 1.12 3.12
 Self-reported mental disorder 0.26 0.03 62.04 < 0.001 1.29 1.21 1.38

3) APGAR score < 7 at 1 min

Missing cases: 5.2%

 Age < 18 0.27 0.06 17.78 < 0.001 1.31 1.16 1.49
 Age > 35 −0.01 0.03 0.26 0.609 0.99 0.94 1.04
 BMI < 18.5 −0.10 0.06 2.72 0.099 0.90 0.80 1.02
 BMI > 25 0.19 0.02 127.74 < 0.001 1.21 1.17 1.26
 Current alcohol use −0.02 0.10 0.03 0.861 0.98 0.82 1.18
 Current smoking −0.05 0.02 4.58 0.032 0.95 0.91 1.00
 Fetal abnormality in pregnancy 1.63 0.09 334.30 < 0.001 5.09 4.27 6.06
 Hypertensive disorder in pregnancy 0.34 0.05 51.73 < 0.001 1.41 1.28 1.55
 Lone parent 0.22 0.03 43.10 < 0.001 1.24 1.16 1.32
 Low infant birth weight 1.08 0.04 905.38 < 0.001 2.93 2.73 3.15
 Maternal employment 0.03 0.02 2.25 0.133 1.03 0.99 1.07
 New antenatal disclosure of intimate partner violence −0.07 0.25 0.08 0.781 0.93 0.57 1.52
 Preterm birth 0.42 0.03 236.12 < 0.001 1.52 1.44 1.60
 Self-reported mental disorder 0.13 0.02 37.44 < 0.001 1.14 1.10 1.19

4) APGAR score < 7 at 5 min

Missing cases: 5.2%

 Age < 18 −0.06 0.15 0.17 0.685 0.94 0.70 1.26
 Age > 35 −0.05 0.05 0.73 0.392 0.96 0.86 1.06
 BMI < 18.5 −0.01 0.12 0.01 0.919 0.99 0.78 1.25
 BMI > 25 0.18 0.04 22.19 < 0.001 1.19 1.11 1.28
 Current alcohol use 0.22 0.18 1.45 0.228 1.24 0.87 1.78
 Current smoking −0.04 0.05 0.64 0.426 0.96 0.87 1.06
 Fetal abnormality in pregnancy 2.41 0.10 556.73 < 0.001 11.15 9.13 13.62
 Hypertensive disorder in pregnancy −0.02 0.09 0.04 0.840 0.98 0.82 1.18
 Lone parent 0.23 0.07 11.19 0.001 1.25 1.10 1.43
 Low infant birth weight 1.50 0.06 688.59 < 0.001 4.48 4.00 5.01
 Maternal employment 0.04 0.04 0.98 0.323 1.04 0.96 1.14
 New antenatal disclosure of intimate partner violence −0.04 0.47 0.01 0.941 0.97 0.38 2.44
 Preterm birth 0.95 0.05 355.79 < 0.001 2.59 2.34 2.85
 Self-reported mental disorder 0.21 0.05 20.61 < 0.001 1.23 1.12 1.34

SE Standard error, CI Confidence interval