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Table 3 Adjusted ORs (95% CI) of the association between maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes

From: Is the socioeconomic status of immigrant mothers in Brussels relevant to predict their risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes?

 

All births

Belgium

EU27

North Africa

SS Africa

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

 

LBW

Household income

 high

1

1

1

1

1

 median

1,15 (1,05-1,27)b

1,10 (0,97-1,25)

0,97 (0,74-1,27)

1,00 (0,65-1,53)

2,28 (1,25-4,17)b

 low (at risk of poverty)

1,11 (0,99-1,24)

1,07 (0,91-1,26)

1,05 (0,79-1,39)

0,90 (0,58–140)

2,28 (1,22-4,22)b

Employed

 Yes

1

1

1

1

1

 No - social recipient

1,17 (1,02-1,34)a

1,49 (1,17-1,91)c

1,37 (0,87-2,16)

0,91 (0,62-1,35)

1,03 (0,72-1,49)

 No - other

1,02 (0,93-1,12)

1,03 (0,90-1,16)

1,09 (0,78-1,51)

0,91 (0,68-1,21)

1,17 (0,80-1,72)

 Other

0,85 (0,72-0,93)

1,02 (0,82-1,25)

0,94 (0,74-1,19)

0,92 (0,721,17)

0,82 (0,58-1,15)

Maternal education

 Superior

1

1

1

1

1

 secondary superior

1,17 (1,07-1,28)c

1,27 (1,12-1,44)c

1,20 (0,93-1,55)

1,09 (0,80-1,48)

0,77 (0,55-1,08)

  < = secondary inferior

1,27 (1,15-1,40)c

1,61 (1,39-1,86)c

1,35(1,01-1,79)a

0,99 (0,73-1,34)

0,86 (0,61-1,20)

 other

1,28 (1,12-1,47)c

1,34 (1,08-1,65)b

1,32 (0,86-2,04)

1,21 (0,84-1,74)

1,03 (0,66-1,62)

Living alone (n)

 No - married

1

1

1

1

1

 No - not married

1,36 (1,24-1,48)c

1,37 (1,19-1,58)c

1,25 (0,98-1,59)c

0,69 (0,35-1,37)

1,00 (0,68-1,47)

 Yes

1,44 (1,31-1,58)c

1,43 (1,27-1,60)a

1,91(1,42-2,57)

1,43 (1,08-1,90)a

1,19 (0,89-1,60)

 Unknown

1,29 (1,12-1,49)c

1,21 (0,98-1,49)

1,03 (0,59-1,82)

0,85 (0,53–135)

1,40 (0,84-2,32)

 

SGA

Household income

 high

1

1

1

1

1

 median

1,13 (1,06-1,20)c

1,18 (1,08-1,28)c

1,03 (0,87-1,23)

1,09 (0,82-1,47)

1,22 (0,84-1,76)

 low (at risk of poverty)

1,13 (1,05-1,22)c

1,16 (1,03-1,29)b

1,05 (0,87-1,27)

1,10 (0,81-1,48)

1,20 (0,82-1,75)

Employed

 Yes

1

1

1

1

1

 No - social recipient

1,03 (0,93-1,14)

1,18 (0,98-1,42)

1,56 (1,14-2,13)b

0,96 (0,73-1,25)

1,22 (0,92-1,61)

 No - other

1,06 (0,99-1,13)

1,04 (0,95-1,13)

1,19 (0,96-1,48)

1,06 (0,87-1,29)

1,41 (1,05-1,88)a

 Other

0,99 (0,92-1,05)

1,01 (0,86-1,16)

0,87 (0,74-1,02)

1,23 (1,05-1,46)a

1,35 (1,06-1,72)a

Maternal education

 Superior

1

1

1

1

1

 secondary superior

1,07 (1,01-1,14)a

1,10 (1,01-1,20)a

1,14 (0,96-1,35)

0,90 (0,75-1,10)

0,92 (0,71-1,18)

  < = secondary inferior

1,23 (1,15-1,32)c

1,32(1,19-1,45)c

1,36 (1,13-1,64)c

0,94 (0,78-1,13)

1,31 (1,02-1,67)a

 other

1,05 (0,95-1,16)

0,99 (0,85-1,15)

1,23 (0,92-1,64)

0,96 (0,76-1,22)

1,12 (0,78-1,59)

Living alone (n)

 No - married

1

1

1

1

1

 No - not married

1,23 (1,16-1,32)c

1,30 (1,18-1,44)c

1,30 (1,04-1,61)a

1,12 (0,92-1,37)

1,00 (0,81-1,23)

 Yes

1,18 (1,11-1,26)c

1,19 (1,10-1,29)c

1,23 (1,05-1,43)b

0,93 (0,62-1,37)

0,74 (0,57-0,97)

 Unknown

1,17 (1,06-1,29)c

1,24 (1,07-1,43)c

0,99 (0,69-1,43)

0,96 (0,74-1,27)

0,83 (0,55-1,26)

  1. LBW: OR’s adjusted for parity, mother age, infant sex and birth cohort
  2. SGA: OR’s adjusted for parity, mother age, and birth cohort
  3. a ≤ 0.05
  4. b ≤ 0.01
  5. c ≤ 0.001