Table 2.

Adjusted disparities in rates of stillbirth for ethnic groups, deprivation quintile and maternal age for births in the UK: 2014–2019

	Base models	Multivariable model
	Rate difference (95% CI)	Rate difference (95% CI)
Baby’s ethnicity
White	0	0
Indian	1.66 (1.25 to 2.06)	1.71 (1.30 to 2.11)
Pakistani	3.26 (2.85 to 3.67)	2.99 (2.58 to 3.40)
Bangladeshi	2.51 (1.86 to 3.16)	2.18 (1.54 to 2.83)
Other Asian	1.41 (0.92 to 1.90)	1.27 (0.79 to 1.76)
Black Caribbean	4.14 (3.19 to 5.08)	3.60 (2.65 to 4.55)
Black African	4.32 (3.84 to 4.80)	3.83 (3.35 to 4.32)
Other black	4.18 (3.04 to 5.31)	3.76 (2.62 to 4.89)
Mixed	0.45 (0.19 to 0.71)	0.27 (0.02 to 0.53)
Other	0.45 (0.09 to 0.82)	0.25 (−0.10 to 0.60)
Deprivation
Most deprived versus least deprived quintile	2.08 (1.91 to 2.24)	1.50 (1.32 to 1.67)
Age
<20 years	1.47 (1.09 to 1.85)	1.41 (1.01 to 1.80)
20–24 years	0.88 (0.69 to 1.07)	0.78 (0.58 to 0.97)
25–29 years	0.15 (0.00 to 0.30)	0.05 (−0.09 to 0.19)
30–34 years	0	0
35–39 years	0.65 (0.47 to 0.82)	0.57 (0.40 to 0.75)
40+ years	2.12 (1.76 to 2.49)	1.88 (1.51 to 2.25)

*Separate models for ethnicity, deprivation and maternal age, each model adjusted for country of residence and year of birth.

†Multivariable model including ethnicity, deprivation and maternal age (also adjusted for country of residence and year of birth).