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Table 4 The association between selected pregnancy outcomes and health behaviors for supportive versus unsupportive partners (referent)

From: Partner support in a cohort of African American families and its influence on pregnancy outcomes and prenatal health behaviors

 

Unsupportive partnersaN = 318

Supportive partners N = 331

   

Crude

Adjusted

Pregnancy outcome/health behavior

PRb

95% CIc

PR

95%CI

PR

95%CI

Pretermd

Referent

--

0.74

0.52, 1.05

0.80

0.56, 1.15

Low birth weighte

Referent

--

0.71

0.47, 1.08

0.77

0.48, 1.26

Adequate prenatal caref

Referent

--

1.13

0.89, 1.44

1.20

0.94, 1.52

Prenatal smokingg

Referent

--

0.81

0.59, 1.12

0.91

0.66, 1.26

Prenatal drug useh

Referent

--

0.73

0.48, 1.10

0.92

0.61, 1.38

  1. aUsing the median score on the partner support scale as the cut-point.
  2. bPR = prevalence ratio.
  3. cCI = confidence interval.
  4. dAdjusted for the family resource scale.
  5. eAdjusted for emotional abuse and the family resource scale.
  6. fAdjusted for Medicaid and welfare.
  7. gAdjusted for Medicaid, welfare, the family resource scale, and drug use.
  8. hAdjusted for the family resource scale and smoking.