Table 3.
Unadjusted and adjusted analyses between violent crimes exposure during pregnancy by quintiles, and birth outcomes.
| Unadjusted | Adjusted* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95%IC | p | OR | 95%IC | p | |
| Small-for-gestational-age | ||||||
| Violent crimes | ||||||
| 1st quintile | Ref. | |||||
| 2nd quintile | 1.36 | 1.02–1.83 | 0.039 | 1.34 | 1.00–1.80 | 0.054 |
| 3rd quintile | 1.20 | 0.82–1.75 | 0.349 | 1.19 | 0.81–1.75 | 0.373 |
| 4th quintile | 1.12 | 0.84–1.50 | 0.418 | 1.11 | 0.84–1.50 | 0.449 |
| 5th quintile | 1.46 | 1.10–1.93 | 0.009 | 1.41 | 1.06–1.89 | 0.019 |
| Physical violence | 1.07 | 0.43–2.65 | 0.896 | |||
| Depression | 0.42 | 0.13–1.36 | 0.147 | |||
| Diabetes | 0.70 | 0.27–1.82 | 0.468 | |||
| Hypertension | 1.27 | 0.82–1.95 | 0.286 | |||
| Smoke | 1.83 | 1.32–2.55 | < 0.001 | |||
| Drink | 1.43 | 0.99–2.05 | 0.055 | |||
| Preterm birth | ||||||
| Violent crimes | ||||||
| 1st quintile | Ref. | |||||
| 2nd quintile | 1.17 | 0.86–1.59 | 0.327 | 1.16 | 0.84–1.59 | 0.367 |
| 3rd quintile | 0.98 | 0.65–1.48 | 0.918 | 1.01 | 0.66–1.54 | 0.958 |
| 4th quintile | 1.29 | 0.98–1.72 | 0.070 | 1.35 | 1.01–1.80 | 0.040 |
| 5th quintile | 0.97 | 0.71–1.34 | 0.870 | 1.01 | 0.72–1.40 | 0.969 |
| Physical violence | 1.62 | 0.77–3.44 | 0.206 | |||
| Depression | 0.81 | 0.32–2.08 | 0.662 | |||
| Diabetes | 0.94 | 0.39–2.23 | 0.884 | |||
| Hypertension | 1.21 | 0.76–1.91 | 0.425 | |||
| Smoke | 2.04 | 1.47–2.82 | < 0.001 | |||
| Drink | 1.18 | 0.79–1.76 | 0.420 | |||
| Low birth weight | ||||||
| Violent crimes | ||||||
| 1st quintile | Ref. | |||||
| 2nd quintile | 1.38 | 1.00–1.91 | 0.050 | 1.37 | 0.98–1.91 | 0.063 |
| 3rd quintile | 1.32 | 0.88–1.99 | 0.178 | 1.36 | 0.89–2.07 | 0.153 |
| 4th quintile | 1.48 | 1.10–1.99 | 0.010 | 1.50 | 1.11–2.05 | 0.009 |
| 5th quintile | 1.42 | 1.04–1.95 | 0.029 | 1.42 | 1.03–1.98 | 0.034 |
| Physical violence | 2.12 | 1.03–4.36 | 0.042 | |||
| Depression | 0.71 | 0.22–2.25 | 0.557 | |||
| Diabetes | 0.30 | 0.07–1.30 | 0.107 | |||
| Hypertension | 1.73 | 1.10–2.71 | 0.017 | |||
| Smoke | 2.89 | 2.07–4.03 | < 0.001 | |||
| Drink | 1.14 | 0.77–1.69 | 0.522 | |||
OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; All analyses used multiple imputations. Imputed data were averaged across the 50 imputed data sets using Rubin’s rule [41]. *Adjusted for maternal age, child sex (female), education, and socioeconomic status