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Table 2 Adjusted* relative risks (for categorical variables) and beta coefficients (for numerical variables) of different outcomes according to gestational age (reference group= 39–41 weeks)

From: Gestational age at birth and morbidity, mortality, and growth in the first 4 years of life: findings from three birth cohorts in Southern Brazil

Outcome

Gestational age in completed weeks

 

<34 (n=348)

34-36 (n=1202)

37 (n=1680)

38 (n=3089)

39-41 (n=7055)

42+ (n=745)

Neonatal mortality (n=13031)

34.4 (21.6; 54.8)

3.4 (1.8; 6.6)

2.7 (1.3; 5.6)

2.0 (1.1; 3.5)

1.0

2.1 (1.0; 4.3)

Infant mortality (n=13031)

13.6 (9.7; 19.2)

3.1 (2.1; 4.7)

2.2 (1.4; 3.6)

1.4 (0.9; 2.2)

1.0

1.4 (0.9; 2.4)

Hospitalization 0–12 mo (n=5625)

2.4 (1.9; 3.1)

1.8 (1.4; 2.1)

1.2 (1.0; 1.6)

1.2 (1.0; 1.5)

1.0

0.9 (0.7; 1.2)

Breastfeeding (months) (n=5620)

−3.5 (−4.4; -2.4)

−0.8 (−1.5; -0.2)

−0.4 (−1.0; 0.3)

−0.4 (−0.9; 0.1)

0

−0.4 (−1.2; 0.3)

WAZ < −2 at 12 mo (%) (n=5615)

3.2 (1.7; 6.1)

2.6 (1.5; 4.5)

2.0 (1.1; 3.7)

1.4 (0.8; 2.5)

1.0

1.6 (0.8; 2.5)

HAZ < −2 at 12 mo (%) (n=5604)

2.0 (1.3; 2.9)

1.7 (1.2; 2.3)

1.3 (0.9; 1.9)

1.2 (0.9; 1.6)

1.0

1.0 (0.6; 1.5)

WHZ > 2 at 12 mo (%) (n=5604)

0.5 (0.2; 1.0)

0.7 (0.5; 1.0)

1.2 (0.9; 1.6)

1.0 (0.7; 1.2)

1.0

0.9 (0.6; 1.2)

WAZ < −2 at 48 mo (%) (n=7983)

1.4 (0.6; 3.1)

1.4 (0.8; 2.5)

0.9 (0.5; 1.7)

1.0 (0.6; 1.6)

1.0

0.8 (0.4; 1.5)

HAZ < −2 at 48 mo (%) (n=7946)

0.9 (0.5; 1.5)

1.0 (0.7; 1.4)

0.9 (0.6; 1.2)

0.8 (0.6; 1.1)

1.0

0.9 (0.6; 1.2)

WHZ > 2 at 48 mo (%) (n=7946)

1.1 (0.6; 1.8)

0.8 (0.6; 1.1)

1.0 (0.7; 1.2)

1.0 (0.8; 1.2)

1.0

1.0 (0.8; 1.3)

  1. Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohorts 1982, 1993, 2004.
  2. Abbreviation: WAZ: weight for age z-score; HAZ: height for age z-score; WHZ: weight for height z-score.
  3. * Adjusted for family income, parity, smoking, marital status, height, maternal education, and maternal age.