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. 2020 Mar 20;5(1):1114. doi: 10.23889/ijpds.v5i1.1114

Table 4: Frequency of perinatal outcomes at the time of birth of all Aboriginal mothers by smoking status during pregnancy and the estimated relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).

*adjusted for maternal age, any hypertension, any diabetes, parity and socio-economic status (SEIFA).

Study population N % RR (95% CI)
Unadjusted Adjusted*

Preterm birth

1 16,306 11.2
Smokers 8,109 14.2 0.58 0.58
Non-smokers 8,197 8.1 (0.53, 0.64) (0.53, 0.64)
2 17,175 11.1
Smokers 8,467 14.2 0.58 0.59
Non-smokers 8,708 8.1 (0.53, 0.64) (0.53, 0.64)
3 18,154 11.3
Smokers 8,919 14.4 0.59 0.58
Non-smokers 9,235 8.2 (0.54, 0.64) (0.53, 0.64)
4 24,107 10.3
Smokers 10,646 13.6 0.58 0.58
Non-smokers 13,461 7.7 (0.54, 0.63) (0.54, 0.63)
Small-for-gestational age (<10th percentile)

1 16,306 13.3
Smokers 8,109 19.7 0.36 0.35
Non-smokers 8,197 7.0 (0.33, 0.39) (0.32, 0.38)
2 17,175 13.2
Smokers 8,467 19.6 0.36 0.35
Non-smokers 8,708 7.0 (0.33, 0.39) (0.32, 0.38)
3 18,154 13.1
Smokers 8,919 19.5 0.36 0.35
Non-smokers 9,235 7.0 (0.33, 0.39) (0.32, 0.39)
4 24,107 12.5
Smokers 10,646 19.3 0.37 0.36
Non-smokers 13,461 7.1 (0.35, 0.40) (0.33, 0.39)
Perinatal death

1 16,306 1.4
Smokers 8,109 1.8 0.53 0.57
Non-smokers 8,197 1.0 (0.40, 0.70) (0.42, 0.75)
2 17,175 1.4
Smokers 8,467 1.8 0.55 0.58
Non-smokers 8,708 1.0 (0.42, 0.71) (0.44, 0.77)
3 18,154 1.4
Smokers 8,919 1.8 0.54 0.58
Non-smokers 9,235 1.0 (0.42, 0.70) (0.44, 0.76)
4 24,107 1.3
Smokers 10,646 1.7 0.54 0.57
Non-smokers 13,461 0.9 (0.43, 0.68) (0.45, 0.73)