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. 2022 Sep 1;11(17):5184. doi: 10.3390/jcm11175184

Table 4.

Logistic regression analyses for the interaction effects between chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis (Factor 1) and prenatal care (PNC) utilization status (Factor 2) on preterm birth.

Factor 1 Factor 2 No Preterm Birth Preterm Birth p Value
n n aOR (95%CI)
Chlamydia (−) PNC (−) 45,127 12,999 3.11 (3.05, 3.18) <0.001
Chlamydia (−) PNC (+) 3,034,729 260,730 1.00
Chlamydia (+) PNC (−) 1004 384 3.56 (3.15, 4.02) <0.001
Chlamydia (+) PNC (+) 56,962 6093 1.02 (0.99, 1.05) 0.229
Multiplicative Interaction 1.12 (1.01, 1.25) 0.054
Relative Excess Risk due to Interaction (RERI) 0.43 (0.32, 0.53) <0.001
Attributable Proportion (AP) 0.12 (0.02, 0.22) 0.023
Synergy Index (SI) 1.20 (1.10, 1.31) <0.001
Gonorrhea (−) PNC (−) 45,878 13,232 3.11 (3.05, 3.18) <0.001
Gonorrhea (−) PNC (+) 3,082,379 265,626 1.00
Gonorrhea (+) PNC (−) 253 151 5.06 (4.10, 6.25) <0.001
Gonorrhea (+) PNC (+) 9312 1197 1.12 (1.05, 1.19) 0.000
Multiplicative Interaction 1.45 (1.22, 1.72) 0.032
Relative Excess Risk due to Interaction (RERI) 1.83 (1.66, 2.00) <0.001
Attributable Proportion (AP) 0.36 (0.19, 0.53) <0.001
Synergy Index (SI) 1.82 (1.65, 1.99) <0.001
Syphilis (−) PNC (−) 45,976 13,289 3.12 (3.05, 3.18) <0.001
Syphilis (−) PNC (+) 3,087,591 266,188 1.00
Syphilis (+) PNC (−) 155 94 5.54 (4.24, 7.24) <0.001
Syphilis (+) PNC (+) 4100 635 1.30 (1.20, 1.42) <0.001
Multiplicative Interaction 1.36 (1.10, 1.70) 0.040
Relative Excess Risk due to Interaction (RERI) 2.12 (1.90, 2.34) <0.001
Attributable Proportion (AP) 0.38 (0.16, 0.60) 0.000
Synergy Index (SI) 1.88 (1.66, 2.09) <0.001

n: number; aOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; PNC (+): prenatal care adequate; PNC (−): prenatal care inadequate; Adjusted for: Race/ethnicity, age, education, marital status, health insurance, parity, prior preterm birth, gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, smoking, and infant sex; RERI: Relative Excess Risk due to Interaction; AP: Attributable Proportion; SI: Synergy Index.