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Table 1 Background characteristics of the study population and univariate logistic regression analyses of the uptake of the combined test (CT) and the fetal anomaly scan (FAS) among pregnant women participating in the DELIVER study

From: Factors affecting the uptake of prenatal screening tests for congenital anomalies; a multicentre prospective cohort study

Determinant

Population

CT Uptake

FAS Uptake

Ā 

N (%)a

N (%)b

OR (95% CI)

N (%)b

OR (95% CI)

Total

5,216 (100)

1,195 (23)

Ā 

4,679 (90)

Ā 

Religion

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

None

3,042 (59)

852 (28)

1

2,909 (95)

1

Islam

247 (5)

50 (20)

0.66 (0.48-0.90)c

198 (80)

0.20 (0.14-0.28)d

Protestantism

1,210 (23)

74 (6)

0.17 (0.13-0.22)d

913 (76)

0.15 (0.12-0.19)d

Catholicism

547 (10)

166 (30)

1.13 (0.92-1.37)

514 (94)

0.76 (0.52-1.12)

Other e

37 (1)

17 (46)

2.19 (1.14-4.21)c

35 (95)

0.85 (0.20-3.59)

Would not say

90 (2)

24 (27)

0.94 (0.58-1.51)

78 (87)

0.32 (0.17-0.60)d

Age (years)

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā‰¤ 30

2,507 (48)

326 (13)

1

2,235 (89)

1

31-35

1,872 (36)

463 (25)

2.20 (1.88-2.57)d

1,700 (91)

1.20 (0.98-1.47)

ā‰„ 36

833 (16)

406 (49)

6.36 (5.32-7.61)d

741 (89)

0.98 (0.76-1.26)

Level of education

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Low

697 (13)

145 (21)

1

575 (82)

1

Medium

1,867 (36)

329 (18)

0.81 (0.66-1.01)

1,658 (89)

1.68 (1.32-2.15)d

High

2,627 (51)

713 (27)

1.42 (1.16-1.74)c

2,421 (92)

2.49 (1.96-3.18)d

Ethnic background

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Dutch

4,397 (84)

956 (22)

1

3,948 (90)

1

Non-Dutch

808 (16)

237 (29)

1.49 (1.26-1.77)d

720 (89)

0.93 (0.73-1.19)

Income

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

None to average

1,752 (41)

291 (17)

1

1,493 (85)

1

Above average

2,507 (59)

675 (27)

1.85 (1.59-2.16)d

2,338 (93)

2.40 (1.96-2.95)d

Region

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

West

1,511 (29)

461 (31)

1

1,360 (90)

1

East

1,622 (31)

208 (13)

0.34 (0.28-0.40)d

1,371 (85)

0.61 (0.49-0.75)d

South

739 (14)

226 (31)

1.00 (0.83-1.22)

697 (94)

1.84 (1.19-2.63)d

North

1,344 (26)

300 (22)

0.65 (0.55-0.78)d

1,251 (93)

1.50 (1.14-1.96)dc

Parity

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Nulliparous

2,472 (47)

602 (24)

1

2,298 (93)

1

Multiparous

2,739 (53)

592 (22)

0.86 (0.75-0.96)c

2,376 (87)

0.50 (0.41-0.60)d

Consanguinity

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

No

5,053 (99)

1,154 (23)

1

4,545 (90)

1

Yes

58 (1)

11 (19)

0.79 (0.41-1.53)

42 (72)

0.29 (0.16-0.53)d

  1. ORā€‰=ā€‰Odds Ratio; CIā€‰=ā€‰confidence interval; asample size varies due to missing data; valid percentages are shown; buptake percentage of population per category; cpā€‰<ā€‰0.05; dpā€‰<ā€‰0.001; eJudaism, Buddhism, Hinduism.