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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2020 Jan 9;72(2):256–264. doi: 10.1002/acr.24037

Table 5.

Effect decomposition of the influence of inflammatory bowel disease and potential mediators on adverse pregnancy outcomes in 3 million live births in the state of California

Mediator Total effecta Direct effectb Indirect effectc Proportion mediatedd
aRR 95%CI aRR 95%CI aRR 95%CI
Preterm Birth
Preeclampsia/hypertension* 2.01 (1.80, 2.24) 1.97 (1.77, 2.21) 1.02 (1.01, 1.04) 4.9%
Gestational diabetes 2.03 (1.82, 2.26) 2.02 (1.81, 2.24) 1.00 (1.00, 1.01) 0.5%
Infection in pregnancy* 2.02 (1.82, 2.26) 1.90 (1.70, 2.13) 1.06 (1.02, 1.10) 11.5%
Cesarean Delivery
Preeclampsia/hypertension* 1.24 (1.17, 1.34) 1.23 (1.16, 1.31) 1.00 (1.00, 1.01) 1.4%
Gestational diabetes 1.24 (1.16, 1.31) 1.23 (1.16, 1.31) 1.00 (1.00, 1.01) 1.2%
Infection in pregnancy 1.24 (1.16, 1.31) 1.22 (1.15, 1.30) 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) 3.5%
Small for Gestational Age
Preeclampsia/hypertension 1.38 (1.22, 1.56) 1.35 (1.20, 1.53) 1.02 (1.00, 1.03) 6.6%
Gestational diabetes 1.38 (1.22, 1.56) 1.38 (1.22, 1.56) 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) 0.0%
Infection in pregnancy 1.38 (1.22, 1.56) 1.38 (1.22, 1.56) 1.01 (1.00, 1.01) 1.9%

Models adjusted for race/ethnicity, maternal age, insurance provider, maternal education, overweight/obesity, and smoking

a

Effect of inflammatory bowel disease on adverse pregnancy outcomes

b

Effect of inflammatory bowel disease on adverse pregnancy outcomes that is not mediated by each pregnancy complication

c

Effect of inflammatory bowel disease on adverse pregnancy outcomes mediated by each pregnancy complication

d

Proportion of effect of inflammatory bowel disease on adverse pregnancy outcomes mediated by each pregnancy complication

*

modeled with interaction term between exposure and mediator