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. 2021 Oct 4;26(2):328–341. doi: 10.1007/s10995-021-03232-1

Table 6.

Sociodemographic Characteristics associated with not Receiving Prenatal Care as Early as Would have Liked

Did not receive prenatal care as early as would have liked
Univariate Multivariate
Odds Ratio 95% CI Tests of Model Effectsa Odds Ratio 95% CI Tests of Model Effectsa
Race
 White (ref)  < 0.001 0.625
 Black 1.2 1.0–1.5 1.0 0.8–1.2
 Asian 0.8 0.5–1.2 1.2 0.7–1.8
 Native North American 1.6 1.2–2.3 1.3 0.8–2.0
 Other race 1.7 1.3–2.4 1.3 0.9–1.8
 Mixed race 1.0 0.7–1.5 0.9 0.6–1.3
Ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic (ref)  < 0.001 0.033
 Hispanic 1.5 1.3–1.8 1.3 1.0–1.5
Maternal Age
  < 18 3.4 2.0–5.8  < 0.001 1.9 1.0–3.6 0.004
 18–24 2.2 1.7–2.8 1.4 1.1–1.9
 25–34 1.1 0.9–1.4 1.0 0.8–1.3
  > 35 (ref)
Nutrition Program for Women, Infant and Child Participation
 Yes 1.5 1.3–1.7  < 0.001 1.0 0.8–1.2 0.989
 No (ref)
Education
  < High school degree 2.1 1.6–2.8  < 0.001 1.5 1.0–2.1  < 0.001
 High school graduate/GED 2.4 2.0–3.0 1.8 1.4–2.4
 Some college/associate degree 1.9 1.5–2.3 1.6 1.2–2.0
  ≥ Bachelor's degree (ref)
Previous Births
 0 births 1.0 0.8–1.3  < 0.001 0.9 0.7–1.2 0.002
 1–2 births 0.7 0.6–0.9 0.7 0.6–0.9
  ≥ 3 births (ref)
Marital Status
 Married (ref)  < 0.001 0.017
 Not married 1.8 1.5–2.1 1.3 1.0–1.6
Weight Status
 Underweight 1.5 1.0–2.3 0.034 1.2 0.8–1.8 0.115
 Normal Weight (ref)
 Overweight 0.9 0.7–1.1 0.8 0.7–1.0
 Obese 1.1 0.9–1.3 1.0 0.8–1.2

Bold text indicates the difference between the level of interest and the reference is significant with 95% confidence

aP value based on F-test for Type 3 Analysis of Effects