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. 2022 Aug 23;14:105. doi: 10.1186/s13148-022-01327-2

Table 1.

Association between different stages during or before pregnancy and exposure to six air pollutants

Air pollutants Stage Unadjusted Adjusted
OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
PM2.5 First trimester 1.038 (1.001, 1.076) 0.043 1.035 (0.999, 1.073) 0.060
3 months before pregnancy 1.018 (0.992, 1.044) 0.181 1.023 (0.995, 1.051) 0.104
6 months before pregnancy 0.992 (0.969, 1.016) 0.510 0.996 (0.972, 1.021) 0.758
1 year before pregnancy 1.070 (1.016, 1.127) 0.010 1.080 (1.023, 1.140) 0.006
PM10 First trimester 1.052 (1.016, 1.089) 0.004 1.051 (1.015, 1.088) 0.005
3 months before pregnancy 1.002 (0.988, 1.016) 0.805 1.005 (0.990, 1.020) 0.538
6 months before pregnancy 0.993 (0.979, 1.008) 0.384 0.996 (0.981, 1.011) 0.608
1 year before pregnancy 1.028 (1.001, 1.055) 0.045 1.033 (1.004, 1.062) 0.024
CO First trimester 1.004 (1.001, 1.006) 0.003 1.003 (1.001, 1.006) 0.005
3 months before pregnancy 1.001 (0.999, 1.002) 0.390 1.001 (0.999, 1.003) 0.254
6 months before pregnancy 0.999 (0.998, 1.000) 0.120 0.999 (0.998, 1.001) 0.214
1 year before pregnancy 1.005 (1.001, 1.008) 0.007 1.005 (1.002, 1.009) 0.005
NO2 First trimester 1.013 (0.970, 1.057) 0.564 1.007 (0.964, 1.052) 0.759
3 months before pregnancy 0.972 (0.926, 1.020) 0.244 0.977 (0.930, 1.026) 0.353
6 months before pregnancy 0.939 (0.896, 0.984) 0.009 0.943 (0.899, 0.990) 0.018
1 year before pregnancy 2.231 (1.114, 4.469) 0.024 2.174 (1.085, 4.356) 0.029
SO2 First trimester 1.134 (1.029, 1.250) 0.011 1.135 (1.029, 1.251) 0.011
3 months before pregnancy 1.017 (0.981, 1.054) 0.365 1.023 (0.985, 1.062) 0.242
6 months before pregnancy 0.989 (0.954, 1.026) 0.571 0.995 (0.958, 1.034) 0.814
1 year before pregnancy 1.127 (1.048, 1.213) 0.001 1.137 (1.053, 1.229) 0.001
O3 First trimester 0.980 (0.969, 0.992) 0.001 0.981 (0.970, 0.993) 0.002
3 months before pregnancy 1.004 (0.990, 1.019) 0.554 1.002 (0.988, 1.017) 0.761
6 months before pregnancy 1.011 (0.999, 1.023) 0.084 1.009 (0.997, 1.022) 0.157
1 year before pregnancy 0.991 (0.941, 1.044) 0.729 0.982 (0.929, 1.037) 0.504