Table 3.
Results of logistic and linear regression analysis with unadjusted and propensity score-adjusted live births, preterm births, and birth weights among Syrian and Turkish women with high-risk pregnancies (ref: Turkish Citizens)
| Output* | Unadjusted | Adjusted with propensity score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exp(B) | (95% CI) | p value | Exp(B) | (95% CI) | p value | |
| Model 1: Live birth | ||||||
| Syrian refugees | 0.695 | 0.236/2.046 | 0.509 | 0.480 | 0.135/1.699 | 0.255 |
| Model 2: Preterm birth | ||||||
| Syrian refugees | 0.936 | 0.362/2.417 | 0.891 | 1.108 | 0.320/3.833 | 0.871 |
| Model 3: Low birth weight (< 2500 g) | ||||||
| Syrian refugees | 0.387 | 0.087/1.722 | 0.213 | 0.185 | 0.004/8.18 | 0.383 |
| Coefficient (B) | (95% CI) | p value | Coefficient (B) | (95% CI) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 4: Birth weight | ||||||
| Syrian refugees | − 117.3 | − 251.3/16.7 | 0.086 | − 124.5 | − 280.2/31.1 | 0.116 |
Linear regression analysis was applied in model 4 and a logistic regression analysis was applied in models 1, 2, and 3. Dependent Variables Live birth, preterm birth, low birth weight, birth weight; Independent variables Nationality, propensity score: age, parity, abortion, pregnancy spacing shorter than 2 years, previous C/S, concurrent chronic disease, and gestational week at first antenatal gynecologist appointment
CI confidence interval, g grams