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Table 4 Adjusted odds ratios for atmospheric variables according to exposure quartiles in selected cities in Mato Grosso State, Brazil

From: Low birth weight at term and the presence of fine particulate matter and carbon monoxide in the Brazilian Amazon: a population-based retrospective cohort study

Variable

First trimester

Second trimester

Third trimester

Total pregnancy

Odds ratio*

Odds ratio*

Odds ratio*

Odds ratio*

PM 2.5

    

  Q1

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Q2

0.95 (0.68-1.33)

1.06 (0.76-1.47)

1.01 (0.73-1.38)

0.95 (0.69-1.31)

  Q3

1.31 (0.92-1.88)

1.22 (0.87-1.71)

1.18 (0.83-1.70)

1.20 (0.85-1.69)

  Q4

1.02 (0.74-1.42)

1.51 (1.04-2.17)§

1.50 (1.06-2.15)§

1.33 (0.92-1.90)

CO

    

  Q1

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Q2

1.02 (0.74-1.42)

1.15 (0.83-1.60)

1.20 (0.78-1.85)

1.24 (0.89-1.72)

  Q3

1.18 (0.84-1.65)

1.14 (0.82-1.56)

1.29 (0.85-1.97)

1.26 (0.89-1.80)

  Q4

1.25 (0.88-1.76)

1.49 (1.03-2.14)§

1.45 (0.96-2.19)

1.33 (0.93-1.90)

  1. §Statistically significant association in adjusted analysis.
  2. *Model adjusted for newborn sex, type of delivery, number of prenatal visits, mother’s education, and age group.