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Table 6 Associationsa between maternal and birth characteristics and chapter specific morbidity of diagnosis received in specialist care unit visits. Continued

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

 

Chapter X

Chapter XI

Chapter XII

Chapter XIII

Chapter XIV

Chapter XVI

Chapter XVII

Chapter XVIII

Chapter XIX

 

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

0.87 (0.82-0.92)

0.96 (0.88-1.05)

0.97 (0.89-1.06)

1.10 (0.95-1.27)

1.02 (0.90-1.16)

1.15 (1.04-1.28)

1.16 (1.05-1.27)

0.96 (0.89-1.02)

0.90 (0.84-0.96)

Civil status

 Married/ cohabiting

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 Single status at registration

0.98 (0.88-1.08)

1.09 (0.94-1.27)

1.04 (0.90-1.21)

0.86 (0.66-1.12)

0.85 (0.68-1.06)

1.12 (0.94-1.33)

1.14 (0.97-1.33)

1.15 (1.03-1.29)

1.02 (0.91-1.12)

Assisted reproductive technologyb

 No

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 Yes

1.16 (1.02-1.31)

1.33 (1.12-1.58)

1.15 (0.96-1.37)

1.05 (0.78-1.42)

1.16 (0.90-1.49)

1.02 (0.83-1.25)

1.14 (0.94-1.38)

1.27 (1.11-1.46)

0.98 (0.85-1.12)

Gender

 Boy

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 Girl

0.67 (0.63-0.70)

0.85 (0.79-0.93)

0.85 (0.78-0.92)

0.78 (0.68-0.90)

0.80 (0.72-0.90)

0.81 (0.73-0.89)

0.68 (0.62-0.75)

0.83 (0.78-0.88)

0.80 (0.75-0.85)

Size for gestational age

 Average for gestational age

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 Small for gestational age

0.96 (0.79-1.18)

1.22 (0.93-1.60)

0.68 (0.48-0.96)

0.79 (0.47-1.32)

0.69 (0.45-1.09)

1.67 (1.28-2.17)

1.22 (0.92-1.62)

1.17 (0.95-1.45)

0.90 (0.72-1.13)

Gestational age

 Born at term

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 Born pretermc

1.44 (1.25-1.66)

1.46 (1.20-1.77)

1.00 (0.80-1.24)

1.16 (0.83-1.63)

1.33 (1.00-1.76)

7.95 (6.80-9.30)

1.64 (1.34-2.00)

1.24 (1.06-1.44)

0.97 (0.82-1.14)

Birthweight

 Normal

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 Low birthweightd

1.31 (1.09-1.57)

1.20 (0.94-1.53)

0.92 (0.70-1.22)

1.23 (0.81-1.87)

1.30 (0.92-1.84)

3.74 (3.06-4.57)

1.43 (1.12-1.84)

1.35 (1.12-1.64)

1.12 (0.92-1.37)

Nicotine use during pregnancy

 No

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1.28 (1.16-1.40)

1.14 (1.00-1.31)

0.94 (0.82-1.08)

1.20 (0.97-1.50)

1.07 (0.89-1.30)

0.97 (0.82-1.14)

1.18 (1.02-1.37)

1.19 (1.18-1.45)

0.99 (0.89-1.10)

Educational level

 Elementary

1.34 (1.22-1.46)

1.16 (1.01-1.32)

1.26 (1.11-1.44)

1.16 (0.93-1.45)

1.56 (1.30-1.87)

1.12 (0.95-1.32)

1.11 (0.96-1.29)

1.31 (1.18-1.45)

1.03 (0.93-1.14)

 High school

1.08 (1.02-1.15)

1.04 (0.95-1.13)

1.09 (1.00-1.19)

1.07 (0.93-1.24)

1.20 (1.06-1.37)

1.14 (1.03-1.27)

1.10 (1.00-1.21)

1.14 (1.07-1.22)

0.96 (0.90-1.03)

 College/ University

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