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. 2022 Feb 25;19(3):197–206. doi: 10.30773/pi.2021.0328

Table 2.

Risk factors and its score for the K-PERS-II

Risk factor Cut-off
RR from meta-analysis log(RRj) Population proportion (%)
Σ(log(RRj)*pj)
ERS K-PERS-II
Foreign Korea Foreign Korea Foreign Korea
Paternal age at birth <40 <25 1.06 0.025 92.1 1.688 1.02 1.09 0 0
25–29 1 0 10.300 1.09 -0.5
30–34 1.06 0.025 42.763 1.09 0
35–39 1.13 0.053 32.160 1.09 0
40–50 40–44 1.22 0.086 7.1 9.900 1.02 1.09 0.5 0.5
45–49 1.21 0.083 1.791 1.09 0.5
>50 ≥50 1.66 [75] 0.220 0.8 [75,14] 0.370 [51] 1.02 0.039 2 2
Obstetric complications Birth weight <2.5 kg 1.67 0.223 3.6 5.744 0.008 0.012 2 2
Birth weight ≥2.5 kg 1 [76] 0 96.4 [76,14] 94.260 [51] 0.008 0.012 0 0
Parental SES (exposed/non exposed) Father’s income in the lowest quintile 2.22/1 0.346/0 21.016/78.984 21.016/78.984 [24] 1.26/1.26 1.26/1.26 2.5/-1 2.5/-1
Mother’s income in the lowest quintile 1.74/1 0.241/0 22.836/77.165 13.8/86.2 [77] 1.17/1.17 1.10/1.10 1.5/-0.5 2/-0.5
Father being unemployed or otherwise outside the labor market 2.53/1 0.403/0 14.933/85.067 14.933/85.067 [24] 1.23/1.23 1.23/1.23 3/-1 3/-1
Mother being unemployed or otherwise outside the labor market 1.58/1 0.199/0 25.517/74.484 43.5/56.5 [77] 1.15/1.15 1.25/1.25 1.5/-0.5 1/-1
Father’s highest educational level less than high school 1.47/1 0.167/0 28.368/71.6328 1.309/98.691 [51] 1.13/1.13 1.01/1.01 1/-0.5 1.5/0
Mother’s highest educational level less than high school 1.79/1 [23] 0.253/0 47.847/52.153 [23] 1.675/98.325 [51] 1.38/1.38 1.01/1.01 1/-1.5 2.5/0
Urbanicity Population density by three equal tertiles County 1.156 0.063 33.3 7.135 1.59 1.75 -1.5 -2
City 1.546 0.189 33.3 48.404 1.59 1.75 0 -0.5
Metropolitan city 2.067 0.315 33.3 44.461 [56] 1.59 1.75 1.5 0.5
Childhood adversity Exposed/Non exposed (≥moderate level of any trauma) 2.78/1 [25] 0.444/0 27/73 1.48/1.48 2.5/-15
Neglect 2.9/1 0.462/0 0.033/99.967 0.001/0.001 4.5/0
Emotional abuse 3.4/1 0.531/0 0.056/99.944 0.001/0.001 5.5/0
Physical abuse 2.95/1 0.470/0 0.039/99.961 0.001/0.001 4.5/0
Sexual abuse (≥moderate level of each trauma) 2.38/1 [25] 0.377/0 0.008/99.991 [59,60] 0.001/0.001 4/0
Recent life events Exposed/non exposed (≥moderate life events) Exposed/non exposed (≥moderate level of at least two adverse events) 3.19/1 [18] 0.504/0 25/75 [22] 25/75 [21] 1.55/1.55 1.55/1.55 3/-2 3/-2
Cannabis use No exposure 1 0 70 0.089 -1
Little to moderate exposure 1.405 0.148 15 0.089 0.5
High exposure 2.775 [78] 0.443 15 [79] 0.089 3.5
Ethnic minority status Native 1 0 92.4 0.053 0.5
Any origin 2.3 0.362 7.6 0.053 3
Black 4 0.602 1.3 0.053 6
White 1.8 0.255 2.8 0.053 2
Other 2 [72] 0.301 3.5 [14,72] 0.053 2.5

SES, socioeconomic status