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Table 5 Associationsa between maternal and birth characteristics and chapter specific morbidity of diagnosis received in specialist in- and outpatient care

From: Maternal advanced age, single parenthood, and ART increase the risk of child morbidity up to five years of age

 

Chapter I

Chapter II

Chapter III

Chapter IV

Chapter V

Chapter VI

Chapter VII

Chapter VIII

Chapter IX

 

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

Maternal age

 ≤39 years

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 ≥40 years

0.96 (0.90-1.03)

1.02 (0.78-1.33)

1.12 (0.85-1.47)

0.84 (0.71-1.00)

1.11 (0.94-1.31)

0.92 (0.76-1.13)

1.04 (0.94-1.14)

0.90 (0.84-0.97)

1.03 (0.74.1.43)

Civil status

 Married/ cohabiting

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 Single status at registration

1.18 (1.06-1.31)

1.25 (0.82-1.91)

1.07 (0.67-1.71)

0.99 (0.73-1.33)

1.33 (1.01-1.74)

1.03 (0.74-1.44)

1.06 (0.90-1.24)

1.02 (0.90-1.15)

1.01 (0.57-1.80)

Assisted reproduction technologyb

 No

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 Yes

1.31 (1.15-1.50)

1.37 (0.84-2.24)

1.51 (0.93-2.45)

1.13 (0.80-1.59)

1.27 (0.92-1.75)

0.86 (0.56-1.33)

1.14 (0.94-1.39)

1.14 (0.99-1.33)

0.88 (0.43-1.82)

Gender

 Boy

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 Girl

0.90 (0.85-0.95)

0.86 (0.67-1.10)

0.78 (0.60-1.01)

0.80 (0.68-0.93)

1.06 (0.90-1.24)

0.81 (0.68-0.98)

1.00 (0.91-1.09)

0.74 (0.69-0.79)

0.68 (0.49-0.93)

Size for gestational age

 Average for gestational age

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 Small for gestational age

1.23 (1.00-1.52)

1.52 (0.73-3.18)

1.70 (0.83-3.47)

2.02 (1.31-3.12)

1.37 (0.84-2.25)

0.96 (0.56-1.65)

1.18 (0.89-1.56)

0.89 (0.70-1.14)

1.83 (0.82-4.11)

Gestational age

 Born at term

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 Born pretermc

1.29 (1.11-1.50)

2.04 (1.23-3.38)

2.00 (1.19-3.39)

2.07 (1.50-2.86)

1.51 (1.05-2.16)

2.09 (1.44-3.02)

1.56 (1.27-1.92)

1.26 (1.06-1.48)

0.88 (0.41-1.90)

Birthweight

 Normal

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 Low birth weightd

1.09 (0.90-1.32)

0.88 (0.45-1.72)

1.06 (0.54-2.07)

0.86 (0.56-1.32)

1.12 (0.71-1.75)

1.92 (1.24-2.97)

1.71 (1.34-2.19)

1.17 (0.95-1.44)

2.07 (0.90-4.81))

Nicotine use during pregnancy

 No

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 Yes

1.16 (1.05-1.28)

0.94 (0.62-1.44)

0.88 (0.56-1.39)

0.92 (0.70-1.20)

0.92 (0.69-1.21)

1.34 (1.01-1.77)

1.42 (1.23-1.63)

1.32 (1.18-1.46)

1.01 (0.60-1.71)

Educational level

 Elementary

1.47 (1.34-1.62)

1.30 (0.88-1.92)

1.33 (0.89-1.98)

1.21 (0.93-1.56)

0.91 (0.69-1.20)

1.15 (0.86-1.54)

1.19 (1.03-1.38)

1.32 (1.19-1.48)

1.02 (0.62-1.69)

 High school

1.11 (1.04-1.18)

0.99 (0.75-1.30)

0.88 (0.66-1.18)

1.07 (0.90-1.27)

0.91 (0.77-1.08)

0.98 (0.80-1.20)

1.02 (0.92-1.13)

1.13 (1.05-1.21)

0.86 (0.61-1.21)

 College/

University

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  1. a Adjusted for all variables presented in the table. Statistically significant ORs are presented in bold text
  2. b Assisted reproductive technology (ART): ovulation induction, in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) with own or donated gametes, embryo donation
  3. c Born preterm (PT): born at <37 weeks’ gestation
  4. d Low birth weight (LBW): birth weight <2500 g
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