Pre-pregnancy cardiovascular risk factors and racial disparities in birth outcomes: the Bogalusa Heart Study

Table 2 Relationship between preconception cardiovascular risk factors and low birthweight

	White						Black						p for race^* risk factor interaction
	unadjusted		adjusted^¶		adjusted^**		unadjusted		adjusted^¶	adjusted^**			un-adjusted	adjusted^¶	adjusted^**
	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	un-adjusted	adjusted^¶	adjusted^**
systolic BP	1.17	0.86–1.60	0.91	0.78–1.07	1.41	0.93–2.13	1.02	0.79–1.31	1.02	0.78–1.32	0.93	0.65–1.34	0.49	0.51	0.29
diastolic BP	1.01	0.72–1.43	0.94	0.79–1.12	0.99	0.60–1.63	0.95	0.73–1.24	0.98	0.75–1.29	0.79	0.54–1.15	0.77	0.76	0.54
cholesterol^*	0.97	0.87-1.09	1.01	0.96–1.05	1.03	0.90–1.18	1.00	0.91–1.11	1.00	0.91–1.09	1.00	0.88–1.13	0.68	0.69	0.74
triglycerides^*	1.03	0.99-1.07	1.01	0.98–1.03	1.05	1.01–1.10	1.05	0.97–1.15	0.98	0.88–1.09	1.07	0.97–1.19	0.62	0.42	0.56
LDL^*	0.95	0.83-1.08	0.99	0.94–1.04	1.00	0.85–1.17	0.97	0.87–1.09	1.01	0.91–1.11	0.94	0.81–1.09	0.74	0.74	0.43
HDL^*	1.01	0.82-1.24	1.05	0.96–1.15	0.94	0.72–1.23	1.10	0.91–1.32	0.95	0.79–1.14	1.15	0.91–1.46	0.54	0.53	0.18
glucose^*	1.03	0.80-1.34	1.01	0.92–1.11	1.16	0.78–1.73	0.90	0.77–1.06	1.05	0.89–1.23	0.91	0.72–1.16	0.39	0.38	0.46
insulin^*	1.03	0.59-1.80	0.92	0.68–1.23	1.39	0.79–2.44	1.13	0.90–1.41	0.77	0.44–1.34	1.10	0.87–1.40	0.78	0.88	0.91

^*fasted
^¶adjusted for BMI at last screening
^**adjusted models include risk factor, cigarettes, Kotelchuck index, maternal education, parity, mother’s age at child’s birth, year of birth, BMI at last screening, and time (in years) between screening and birth

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