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. 2019 Sep 6;26(31):32029–32039. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-06268-7

Table 3.

Estimated ORs with 95% CIs of the risk of SGA for each IQR of air pollutants during each pregnancy period compared with the reference group (lowest quartile)

Pollutant IQRa Entire pregnancy Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3
ORb (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
PM10 Q1
Q2 3.210 (2.124–4.852) < 0.001 0.858 (0.639–1.152) 0.308 1.012 (0.710–1.443) 0.946 1.375 (0.736–2.019) 0.104
Q3 3.241 (2.144–4.899) < 0.001 0.521 (0.373–0.727) < 0.001 1.224 (0.873–1.716) 0.242 1.942 (1.353–2.786) < 0.001
Q4 3.038 (2.004–4.604) < 0.001 0.475 (0.338–0.667) < 0.001 1.590 (1.148–2.202) 0.005 2.461 (1.732–3.498) < 0.001
PM2.5 Q1
Q2 3.167 (2.094–4.789) < 0.001 0.853 (0.635–1.147) 0.293 1.240 (0.868–1.773) 0.237 1.563 (1.078–2.266) 0.018
Q3 3.159 (2.088–4.780) < 0.001 0.570 (0.410–0.793) 0.001 1.398 (0.987–1.980) 0.059 1.665 (1.154–2.401) 0.006
Q4 3.151 (2.083–4.768) < 0.001 0.475 (0.337_0.670) < 0.001 1.772 (1.267–2.478) 0.001 2.385 (1.681–3.384) < 0.001
NO2 Q1
Q2 0.678 (0.483–0.951) 0.024 0.789 (0.587–1.061) 0.116 0.666 (0.464–0.955) 0.027 1.993 (1.369–2.903) < 0.001
Q3 0.786 (0.569–1.085) 0.143 0.452 (0.321–0.637) < 0.001 0.855 (0.612–1.194) 0.358 2.052 (1.412–2.981) < 0.001
Q4 0.936 (0.686–1.277) 0.678 0.504 (0.363–0.700) < 0.001 1.454 (1.072–1.972) 0.016 2.375 (1.646–3.426) < 0.001
SO2 Q1
Q2 0.997 (0.711–1.397) 0.984 0.889 (0.669–1.181) 0.418 1.277 (0.917–1.779) 0.148 1.587 (1.046–2.410) 0.030
Q3 1.046 (0.752–1.455) 0.790 0.417 (0.297–0.586) < 0.001 1.022 (0.723–1.445) 0.902 3.138 (2.140–4.063) < 0.001
Q4 1.135 (0.822–1.568) 0.442 0.339 (0.235–0.490) < 0.001 1.309 (0.942–1.819) 0.109 3.074 (2.093–4.515) < 0.001

aQ1: The first quartile; Q2: The second quartile; Q3: The third quartile; Q4: The fourth quartile

bAdjusted for maternal age, parity, gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes mellitus, delivery mode, and infant sex