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. 2022 Jan 18;26(3):601–613. doi: 10.1007/s10995-021-03313-1

Table 5.

Adjusted relative risk of dual burden of severe maternal morbidity and preterm birth by sociodemographic, pregnancy, and obstetric factors, stratified by insurance Payor, California 2007–2012

Characteristic Medical Private Uninsured Othera
n = 1,462,463 n = 1,431,956 n = 64,507 n = 100,149
aRR (95% CI) aRR (95% CI) aRR (95% CI) aRR (95% CI)
Sociodemographic characteristics
 Maternal age
  < 18 1.12 (0.95–1.33) 1.63 (1.16–2.29) 1.50 (0.78–2.87) 1.75 (1.01–3.01)
  18–25 Reference Reference Reference Reference
  26–35b 1.11 (1.03–1.19) 0.99 (0.91–1.08) 0.62 (0.43–0.89) 1.23 (0.90–1.69)
   > 35c,e,g 1.45 (1.31–1.60) 1.30 (1.17–1.46) 0.86 (0.60–1.25) 1.62 (1.10–2.37)
 Race/ethnicity
  White non-Hispanic Reference Reference Reference Reference
  Hispanic b,c,e,g 1.03 (0.93–1.14) 1.24 (1.13–1.37) 0.72 (0.52–1.01) 1.24 (0.92–1.68)
  Black, non-Hispanic 1.91 (1.66–2.18) 1.93 (1.66–2.25) 1.55 (1.00–2.44) 2.16 (1.55–3.01)
  Asian, non-Hispanicc,d,e 1.09 (0.89–1.33) 1.26 (1.11–1.43) 0.46 (0.20–1.05) 0.83 (0.53–1.33)
  Other, non-Hispanicc 1.28 (1.12–1.46) 1.47 (1.29–1.67) 1.08 (0.68–1.71) 1.11 (0.67–1.84)
  Education
   < 12 yearsb,d 0.95 (0.87–1.03) 1.22 (1.06–1.41) 1.12 (0.85–1.49) 1.05 (0.75–1.46)
  12 years Reference Reference Reference Reference
  > 12 years 0.96 (0.88–1.05) 0.85 (0.77 -0.93) 0.69 (0.45–1.04) 0.80 (0.60–1.05)
 Urban/rural statush
  1 (most urban) Reference Reference Reference Reference
  2c,d 1.10 (0.89–1.35) 1.13 (1.00–1.29) 1.91 (1.16–3.15) 1.15 (0.64–2.04)
  3c,d 1.01 (0.84–1.20) 1.01 (0.84–1.21) 1.86 (1.11–3.10) 1.05 (0.72–1.54)
  4 0.89 (0.71–1.11) 0.92 (0.68–1.24) 0.89 (0.42–1.92) 0.79 (0.32–1.90)
  5 1.07 (0.66–1.74) 0.79 (0.46–1.37) 1.91 (0.59–6.14) h
  6 (most rural) 0.72 (0.45–1.16) 0.82 (0.38–1.76) h h
Prenatal factors
Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI
   < 18.5 1.33 (1.17–1.52) 1.44 (1.23–1.69) 1.22 (0.77–1.93) 1.49 (0.96–2.31)
  18.5–24.9 Reference Reference Reference Reference
  25.0–29.9 0.81 (0.75–0.87) 0.87 (0.79–0.96) 0.96 (0.69–1.34) 0.78 (0.60–1.02)
   ≥ 30 0.68 (0.63–0.74) 0.77 (0.69–0.87) 0.81 (0.54–1.20) 0.72 (0.53–0.98)
 Prenatal carei
  Inadequatec,e 1.12 (1.02–1.21) 1.05 (0.93–1.19) 1.58 (1.14–2.21) 1.37 (0.99–1.89)
  Intermediate 0.74 (0.60–0.91) 0.66 (0.55–0.78) 0.65 (0.29–1.48) 0.95 (0.59–1.55)
  Adequate/adequate plus Reference Reference Reference Reference
  Smoked during pregnancyc,e,g 1.58 (1.40–1.80) 1.20 (0.91–1.57) 2.93 (1.96–4.37) 1.51 (1.03–2.21)
Pregnancy factors
 Parity and mode of birth
  Primiparous vaginal Reference Reference Reference Reference
  Multiparous vaginalb,c,e 0.90 (0.80–1.01) 0.76 (0.68–0.86) 1.70 (1.00–2.88)g 1.03 (0.64–1.64)
  Primiparous primary cesareanf 3.07 (2.72–3.47) 3.41 (3.01–3.87) 4.29 (2.31–7.97) 5.38 (3.53–8.21)
  Multiparous primary cesareanc,e,f 8.21 (7.05–9.57) 7.03 (5.95–8.31) 19.35 (10.33–36.33) 12.77 (8.24–19.78)
  Repeat cesareanc,e 3.92 (3.47–4.42) 3.33 (2.91–3.80) 6.89 (4.22–11.26) 4.43 (2.88–6.80)
 Pregnancy type
  Singleton Reference Reference Reference Reference
  Multiple gestationc,e,g 6.00 (5.28–6.82) 6.93 (6.24–7.70) 3.80 (2.54–5.67) 7.94 (5.99–10.52)
Obstetric co-morbidities
 Hypertension
  No HTN Reference Reference Reference Reference
  Preexisting HTN without preeclampsiab,e 3.84 (3.28–4.51) 2.65 (2.21–3.19) 7.27 (3.64–14.51) 3.26 (1.92–5.53)
  Preexisting HTN with preeclampsiab 12.98 (11.21–15.03) 9.12 (7.62–10.92) 15.87 (9.14–27.57) 9.13 (5.76–14.46)
  Gestational HTN without preeclampsia 1.86 (1.56–2.22) 1.45 (1.16–1.82) 1.89 (0.84–4.24) 1.57 (0.79–3.12)
  Gestational HTN with preeclampsia 7.60 (6.79–8.50) 6.93 (6.28–7.65) 8.13 (5.35–12.35) 8.02 (5.64–11.42)
 Diabetes
  No diabetes Reference Reference Reference Reference
  Gestational diabetesd 2.54 (2.16–2.99) 2.62 (2.21–3.11) 3.43 (1.76–6.68) 1.30 (0.50–3.38)
  Preexisting diabetesd 1.14 (1.05–1.24) 1.16 (1.06–1.27) 1.20 (0.74–1.97) 1.00 (0.72–1.39)

BMI body mass index, HTN hypertension, aRR adjusted relative risks; Relative risks adjusted by all other variables in the table

aOther insurance includes: Indian Health Service, CHAMPUS or TRICARE, other local, state, or federal insurance, or charity

bpairwise comparison Medi-Cal vs. private p < 0.05

cpairwise comparison Medi-Cal vs. uninsured p < 0.05

dpairwise comparison Medi-Cal vs. other p < 0.05

epairwise comparison private vs. uninsured p < 0.05

fpairwise comparison private vs. other p < 0.05

gpairwise comparison uninsured vs. other p < 0.05

hFederal Information Processing Standard categories

iKotelchuck Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization Index (Harrison & Goldenberg, 2016)