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. 2021 Jan 15;41(2):204–211. doi: 10.1038/s41372-020-00912-8

Table 3.

Log binomial regression model to show the association between various socio-demographic and comorbid characteristics and preterm birth (1989–2017).

Any preterm Extreme preterm Very preterm Moderate-to-late preterm
RR and 95% CI p value RR and 95% CI p value RR and 95% CI p value RR and 95% CI p value
Race
 White Reference
 Black 1.66 (1.65–1.67) <0.001 2.69 (2.64–2.75) <0.001 2.02 (1.99–2.05) <0.001 1.54 (1.53–1.55) <0.001
Plurality
 Singleton Reference
 Twin 13.47 (13.31–13.63) <0.001 26.49 (25.75–27.26) <0.001 19.78 (19.33–20.24) <0.001 11.86 (11.71–12.00) <0.001
 Higher-order multiples 168.25 (149.48–190.19) <0.001 1073.20 (929.10–1242.96) <0.001 668.88 (586.70–765.28) <0.001 103.33 (91.21–117.57) <0.001
Age group
 Under 15 years Reference
 15–24 years 0.52 (0.49–0.54) <0.001 0.40 (0.35–0.46) <0.001 0.39 (0.35–0.43) <0.001 0.54 (0.51–0.57) <0.001
 25–34 years 0.40 (0.38–0.42) <0.001 0.32 (0.28–0.36) <0.001 0.27 (0.24–0.30) <0.001 0.42 (0.40–0.45) <0.001
 35–44 years 0.45 (0.42–0.47) <0.001 0.35 (0.31–0.40) <0.001 0.30 (0.27–0.34) <0.001 0.47 (0.44–0.50) <0.001
 45–54 years 0.57 (0.52–0.61) <0.001 0.43 (0.33–0.54) <0.001 0.40 (0.33–0.48) <0.001 0.60 (0.55–0.65) <0.001
Parity
 1–2 Children Reference
 3–5 Children 1.07 (1.06–1.07) <0.001 0.84 (0.82–0.86) <0.001 0.95 (0.94–0.97) <0.001 1.09 (1.08–1.10) <0.001
 6 or more Children 1.36 (1.35–1.38) <0.001 1.17 (1.12–1.22) <0.001 1.31 (1.27–1.36) <0.001 1.37 (1.35–1.39) <0.001
Weight gain
 Up to 20 lb. Reference
 21–30 lb. 0.71 (0.70–0.71) <0.001 0.26(0.25–0.26) <0.001 0.54 (0.53–0.55) <0.001 0.80 (0.80–0.81) <0.001
 31–40 lb. 0.58 (0.57–0.58) <0.001 0.14 (0.13–0.14) <0.001 0.38 (0.37–0.39) <0.001 0.69 (0.68–0.69) <0.001
 Over 40 lb. 0.49 (0.49–0.50) <0.001 0.08 (0.07–0.08) <0.001 0.27 (0.26–0.27) <0.001 0.60 (0.59–0.60) <0.001
Diabetes
 No Reference
 Yes 1.14 (1.13–1.16) <0.001 0.48 (0.45–0.51) <0.001 0.90 (0.87–0.94) <0.001 1.23 (1.22–1.25) <0.001
Pregnancy hypertension
 No Reference
 Yes 2.26 (2.23–2.29) <0.001 1.64 (1.56–1.72) <0.001 2.76 (2.68–2.85) <0.001 2.19 (2.16–2.22) <0.001
Chronic hypertension
 No Reference
 Yes 2.27 (2.24–2.30) <0.001 1.82 (1.73–1.91) <0.001 2.62 (2.53–2.71) <0.001 2.24 (2.20–2.27) <0.001
Eclampsia
 No Reference
 Yes 3.96 (3.83–4.09) <0.001 4.36 (3.96–4.80) <0.001 5.67 (5.31–6.04) <0.001 3.28 (3.16–3.40) <0.001