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Table 1 Socio-demographic and pre-pregnancy health related predictors of alcohol consumption among pregnancies in Northern Tanzania

From: Alcohol consumption among pregnant women in Northern Tanzania 2000–2010: a registry-based study

 

% of pregnancies

Mothers who drank alcohol during the pregnancy

% drinking alcohol

Univariate analysis

Multivariable model(a)

Variables

  

RR (95 % CI)

p-value

ARR (95 % CI)

p-value

Total (n = 33006)(b)

100.0

34.1

    

Mother's age in years (n = 32985)

   

< 0.001

 

0.001

 17 or younger

2.6

17.4

0.41 (0.35 – 0.48)

 

0.83 (0.66 – 1.03)

 

 18 – 25

38.9

28.3

0.67 (0.64 – 0.70)

 

0.93 (0.86 – 1.00)

 

 26 – 35

48.2

37.9

0.89 (0.85 – 0.93)

 

1.02 (0.97 – 1.08)

 

 36 or older

10.3

42.5

1.00

 

1.00

 

Number of previous pregnancies (n = 32029)

   

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 0

37.0

26.7

0.65 (0.62 – 0.68)

 

0.82 (0.77 – 0.87)

 

 1

26.4

36.2

0.88 (0.84 – 0.92)

 

1.00 (0.95 – 1.05)

 

 2

17.3

41.8

1.02 (0.97 – 1.06)

 

1.09 (1.04 – 1.15)

 

 3 or more

19.3

41.1

1.00

 

1.00

 

Mother's tribe (n = 32961)

   

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 Chagga

55.8

45.2

2.07 (1.99 – 2.16)

 

1.34 (1.27 – 1.41)

 

 Pare

12.6

17.3

0.79 (0.74 – 0.86)

 

0.92 (0.84 – 1.01)

 

 Maasai

1.0

6.6

0.31 (0.21 – 0.45)

 

0.88 (0.57 – 1.35)

 

 Other

30.6

21.8

1.00

 

1.00

 

Mother's religion (n = 32783)

   

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 Catholic

38.6

53.6

3.62 (3.41 – 3.84)

 

2.91 (2.69 – 3.14)

 

 Protestant

40.0

25.9

1.75 (1.64 – 1.87)

 

1.59 (1.47 – 1.72)

 

 Muslim

21.4

14.8

1.00

 

1.00

 

Mother's Body Mass Index before pregnancy (n = 25417)

   

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 < 18.5 Underweight

5.2

23.8

0.58 (0.50 – 0.67)

 

0.71 (0.62 - 0.82)

 

 18.5 – 24.9 Normal weight

56.8

33.7

0.82 (0.73 – 0.91)

 

0.86 (0.77 - 0.96)

 

 25.0 – 29.9 Overweight

26.9

41.5

1.01 (0.90 – 1.13)

 

0.95 (0.85 - 1.06)

 

 30.0 – 34.9 Obese Class 1 (Moderately Obese)

9.3

44.3

1.07 (0.95 – 1.21)

 

0.97 (0.87 - 1.09)

 

 ≥ 35.0 Obese Class 2 (Severely Obese)

1.8

41.3

1.00

 

1.00

 

Mother's height (n = 29314)

   

< 0.001

 

0.001

 < 150 cm

5.5

26.7

0.67 (0.60 – 0.73)

 

0.81 (0.73 – 0.90)

 

 150 – 159 cm

41.3

33.8

0.84 (0.79 – 0.89)

 

0.92 (0.86 – 0.97)

 

 160 – 169 cm

45.9

36.8

0.92 (0.87 – 0.97)

 

0.91 (0.86 – 0.97)

 

 ≥170 cm

7.3

40.2

1.00

 

1.00

 

Current residence (n = 32913)

   

< 0.001

 

0.001

 Urban area

52.2

34.4

1.00 (0.97 – 1.04)

 

1.07 (1.03 – 1.11)

 

 Semiurban area

4.8

28.5

0.83 (0.77 – 0.90)

 

1.01 (0.92 – 1.11)

 

 Rural area

43.0

34.3

1.00

 

1.00

 

HIV status (n = 33006)

   

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 Negative

59.4

28.9

0.69 (0.67 – 0.71)

 

0.91 (0.87 – 0.95)

 

 Positive

3.9

39.3

0.94 (0.87 – 1.00)

 

1.11 (1.01 – 1.21)

 

 Unknown

36.7

42.0

1.00

 

1.00

 

Father's age (n = 32745)

   

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 25 or younger

15.1

25.7

0.60 (0.56 – 0.65)

 

0.82 (0.74 – 0.91)

 

 26 – 35

55.2

33.0

0.77 (0.73 – 0.83)

 

0.85 (0.79 – 0.92)

 

 36 – 45

25.6

40.5

0.95 (0.89 – 1.02)

 

0.93 (0.86 – 1.00)

 

 46 or older

4.2

42.6

1.00

 

1.00

 

Father's tribe (n = 32835)

   

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 Chagga

50.3

45.3

1.85 (1.79 – 1.92)

 

1.24 (1.19 – 1.30)

 

 Pare

12.5

19.2

0.78 (0.73 – 0.84)

 

0.94 (0.87 – 1.03)

 

 Maasai

1.4

13.6

0.56 (0.44 – 0.70)

 

1.00 (0.78 – 1.30)

 

 Other

35.8

24.5

1.00

 

1.00

 

Year (n = 33006)

   

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 2000

4.8

49.5

2.30 (2.12 – 2.49)

 

1.88 (1.68 – 2.11)

 

 2001

10.1

44.7

2.08 (1.93 – 2.24)

 

1.86 (1.68 – 2.07)

 

 2002

9.1

44.9

2.09 (1.94 – 2.25)

 

1.86 (1.68 – 2.07)

 

 2003

8.1

44.2

2.06 (1.90 – 2.22)

 

1.72 (1.55 – 1.91)

 

 2004

8.5

39.1

1.82 (1.68 – 1.97)

 

1.58 (1.42 – 1.76)

 

 2005

8.6

34.9

1.62 (1.49 – 1.76)

 

1.49 (1.34 – 1.66)

 

 2006

8.9

32.0

1.49 (1.37 – 1.62)

 

1.46 (1.31 – 1.62)

 

 2007

9.8

28.5

1.33 (1.22 – 1.44)

 

1.25 (1.12 – 1.40)

 

 2008

10.9

26.2

1.22 (1.12 – 1.33)

 

1.20 (1.08 – 1.34)

 

 2009

10.8

23.3

1.08 (0.99 – 1.18)

 

1.02 (0.92 – 1.15)

 

 2010

10.4

21.5

1.00

 

1.00

 
  1. (a)In the multivariable analyses all predictors have been adjusted for mother's age, mother's occupation, mother's tribe, mother's religion, mother's body mass index, mother's height, previous pregnancies, mother's current residence, mother's childhood residence, father's age, father's tribe, year of delivery, drinking water source, boiling of drinking water, mother's age at marriage and mother's HIV-status
  2. (b) For all the predictors one data entry per pregnancy has been included