TABLE 3.
The odds of spontaneous labor by meal skipping on term birth for participants in the Pregnancy, Infection, and Nutrition Study
| Gestational age at birth | Sample Size | Skipped 1 or more meals | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Hazard Only | Control Only | Both | |||
| Overall | 607 | 114 | 21 | 58 | 5.43 (3.41–8.65) |
| Preterm (<37 weeks gestation) | 78 | 21 | 0 | 12 | --a |
| Early term (37-<39 weeks gestation) | 151 | 28 | 7 | 20 | 4.00 (1.75–9.16) |
| Full or post term (≥39 weeks gestation) | 378 | 65 | 14 | 26 | 4.64 (2.61–8.27) |
a
Unable to compute odds ratio and 95% confidence interval for participants who delivered preterm due to 0 occurrences in the control period.