Table 2 Conviction status of the father and odds ratios (ORs) of preterm birth and mean differences of gestational age in days (βs) in population analysis (N = 1,478,703) and sibling comparison (N = 48,723 for outcome of gestational age, N = 5087 for outcome of preterm birth)
From: Paternal violent criminality and preterm birth: a Swedish national cohort study
Preterm birth | Gestational age | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | (n/N) | OR | (95%CI) | β | (95%CI) | |
Population analysis | ||||||
No Criminal Conviction | 4.5 | (41,794/931,630) | 1 | 0 | ||
Convicted of Non-violent Crime | 4.8 | (20,634/431,717) | 1.02 | (1.00, 1.04) | −0.05 | (− 0.10, 0.00) |
Convicted of Violent Crime | 5.6 | (6450/115,356) | 1.11 | (1.08, 1.15) | −0.41 | (− 0.50, − 0.32) |
Sibling comparison | ||||||
No Criminal Conviction | 38.3 | (964/2516) | 1 | 0 | ||
Convicted of Non-violent Crime | 39.5 | (709/1795) | 1.00 | (0.85, 1.17) | −0.01 | (−0.23, 0.22) |
Convicted of Violent Crime | 40.7 | (316/776) | 1.03 | (0.85, 1.23) | −0.17 | (− 0.51, 0.16) |