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. 2021 Dec 17;16(12):e0261013. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261013

Table 2. Estimated crude and adjusted odd ratios for telomeres longer than median (long RTL) in neonate, as predicted by maternal regular opioid use.

Crude model Adjusted Model 1 Adjusted Model 2 Adjusted Model 3
Long RTL OR(95% CI) p-value OR(95% CI) p-value OR(95% CI) p-value OR(95% CI) p-value
Maternal regular opioid use (OM) 1.86 (0.64–5.4) 0.25 1.77 (0.61–5.16) 0.29* 1.93 (0.57–6.52) 0.28** 1.48 (0.43–5.10) 0.532***
Maternal regular smoking 2.05 (0.55–7.67) 0.28 1.91 (0.49–7.39) 0.346 * 2.14 (0.55–8.24) 0.269** 1.66 0.35–7.80) 0.517****
Sensitivity analysis by sex
Maternal regular opioid use (OM), Sons 5.5 (1.14–26.41) 0.03 4.95 (10.1–24.31) 0.04 # 7.3 (1.05–51.81) 0.04 ## 5 (0.70–35.49) 0.108###
Maternal regular opioid use (OM), Daughters 0.57 (0.11–2.75) 0.48 0.49 (0.09–2.69) 0.42# 0.53 (0.09–3.11) 0.49## 0.5 (0.08–2.80) 0.431###
Maternal smoking, Sons 3.6 (0.59–21.93) 0.165 3.17 (0.48–20.77) 0.228# 3.30 (0.50–21.73) 0.214## 1.2 (0.12–11.86) 0.876####
Maternal smoking, Daughters 1.03 (0.14–7.52) 0.97 1.33 (0.16–10.62) 0.782# 1.02 (0.14–7.48) 0.981## 1.5 0.17–13.22) 0.715####

OR: odd ratio, CI: confidence interval.

Long RTL: relative telomere length higher>median.

*Adjusted for sex and Mother’s age.

**Adjusted for sex and Mother’s education.

***Adjusted for sex and Mother’s smoking.

**** Adjusted for sex and Mother’s regular opioid use (OM).

#Adjusted for Mother’s age.

##Adjusted for Mother’s education.

### Adjusted for Mother’s smoking.

####Adjusted for Mother’s regular opioid use (OM).