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. 2021 May 29;21:409. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03864-9

Table 4.

The association between SGA and maternal region of origin stratified SEIFA advantage, average, disadvantaged

SGA Stratified by Maternal SEIFA, OR (95%CI)
Maternal Region of Origin SEIFA Advantaged SEIFA Average SEIFA Disadvantaged
Australia r 1 1 1
Americas 1.46 (1.22 to 1.75) *** 1.00 (0.80 to 1.26) 1.22 (0.98 to 1.54)
North & North East Africa, Middle East 1.64 (1.51 to 1.78) *** 1.58 (1.45 to 1.72) *** 1.51 (1.38 to 1.65) ***
Europe 1.10 (0.98 to 1.22) 1.02 (0.90 to 1.15) 0.94 (0.83 to 1.08)
Oceania, Antarctica 1.04 (0.89 to 1.23) 0.97 (0.81 to 1.14) 0.95 (0.81 to 1.10)
South East Asia 2.06 (1.88 to 2.60) *** 2.10 (1.92 to 2.30) *** 1.84 (1.68 to 2.01) ***
Southern Central Asia 2.71 (2.52 to 2.91) *** 2.65 (2.48 to 2.83) *** 2.54 (2.38 to 2.72) ***
Sub–Saharan Africa 1.83 (1.75 to 1.91) *** 1.89 (1.60 to 2.23) *** 1.75 (1.48 to 2.06) ***

1. Birthweight Adjusted for Sex and Gestational Age. 2. r reference. 3. ***p < 0.001. 4. Confounding variables included, marital status, maternal age group, parity, BMI, height group, smoking before or after 20 weeks gestation, gestational age at first visit, type 1 diabetes pre-existing hypertension, gestational diabetes -insulin, pre-eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, suspected FGR