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Table 4 Adjusted odds ratios for the association between obesity and stillbirth, stratified by ethnic group

From: Ethnic variation in stillbirth risk and the role of maternal obesity: analysis of routine data from a London maternity unit

  

Births

Stillbirths

Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births)

Adjusted OR 1(95% CI)

p value

n

n

White

Not obese

19116

68

3.6

ref

 

Obese

2032

10

4.9

1.32 (0.68-2.57)

0.41

Black

Not obese

10326

83

8.0

ref

 

Obese

3503

38

10.8

1.14 (0.76-1.71)

0.52

Asian

Not obese

2137

13

6.1

ref

 

Obese

232

7

30.2

4.64 (1.84-11.70)

0.001

Other

Not obese

4240

28

6.6

ref

 

Obese

513

6

11.7

1.60 (0.68-3.78)

0.28

  1. 1Adjusted for maternal age, hypertension and parity.