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Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Jul 5;221(6):631.e1–631.e16. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.07.001

Table 3 -.

Association between parity and Life’s Simple 7 metrics (Health behaviors)

Parity Smoking Body Mass Index Physical Activity Diet

Intermediate vs. poor Ideal vs. Poor Intermediate vs. poor Ideal vs. Poor Intermediate vs. poor Ideal vs. Poor Intermediate vs. poor Ideal vs. Poor

OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Model 1: Unadjusted
0 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
1–2 1.62 (0.58,4.51) 0.95 (0.72,1.27) 1.06 (0.84,1.34) 0.89 (0.71,1.12) 0.96 (0.71,1.29) 0.92 (0.72,1.17) 1.07 (0.88,1.30) 0.88 (0.41,1.86)
3–4 1.45 (0.47,4.50) 1.33 (0.97,1.82) 1.04 (0.81,1.32) 0.76 (0.60,0.97) 0.67 (0.49,0.92) 0.72 (0.56,0.92) 1.15 (0.90,1.36) 1.34 (0.64,2.81)
≥5 1.05 (0.24,4.62) 1.31 (0.89,1.93) 0.77 (0.58,1.03) 0.41 (0.30,0.56) 0.65 (0.46,0.93) 0.49 (0.37,0.66) 1.01 (0.78,1.29) 0.63 (0.21,1.84)

Model 2: Adjusted
0 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
1–2 1.60 (0.52,4.89) 0.90 (0.65,1.25) 0.98 (0.75,1.27) 0.90 (0.68,1.19) 1.10 (0.79,1.53) 1.04 (0.79,1.37) 0.98 (0.78,1.23) 0.69 (0.30,1.55)
3–4 1.43 (0.40,5.04) 1.16 (0.80,1.68) 0.86 (0.65,1.15) 0.74 (0.54,1.00) 0.85 (0.60,1.22) 0.95 (0.71,1.27) 1.00 (0.79,1.28) 1.08 (0.48,2.47)
≥5 0.81 (0.15,4.42) 0.97 (0.61,1.55) 0.61 (0.43,0.86) 0.49 (0.33,0.73) 0.96 (0.62,1.47) 0.91 (0.64,1.29) 0.98 (0.72,1.33) 0.66 (0.20,2.23)

Model 3: Adjusted
0 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
1–2 1.44 (0.40,5.16) 0.88 (0.62,1.26) 1.01 (0.76,1.33) 0.94 (0.70,1.28) 1.11 (0.78,1.59) 1.00 (0.74,1.34) 1.02 (0.80,1.30) 0.63 (0.27,1.44)
3–4 1.52 (0.38,6.04) 1.06 (0.72,1.58) 0.89 (0.66,1.20) 0.77 (0.55,1.07) 0.79 (0.54,1.16) 0.89 (0.65,1.22) 1.03 (0.80,1.34) 1.07 (0.46,2.46)
≥5 0.80 (0.13,4.92) 0.89 (0.55,1.45) 0.65 (0.45,0.93) 0.52 (0.35,0.80) 1.00 (0.64,1.57) 0.89 (0.61,1.28) 1.00 (0.73,1.38) 0.63 (0.18,2.14)

Abbreviation: OR indicates odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; Model 2: adjusted for sociodemographic factors (age, race/ethnicity, education, income, health insurance status, marital status) and MESA site. Model 3: adjusted for Model 2 variables + current use of hormone therapy and menopause status. OR were rounded up to 2 decimal places; N for models 1 & 2= 3,430; N for model 3= 3,090