Table 3 Conviction status of the father and odds ratios (ORs) of preterm birth and mean differences of gestational age in days (βs) in population (N = 1,046,986*) and sibling comparison analyses (N = 14,229 for outcome of gestational age, N = 1528 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 | ||
1–2 violent crime convictions | 5.3 | (4314/81,581) | 1.08 | (1.04, 1.12) | −0.29 | (−0.40, − 0.18) |
3+ violent crime convictions | 6.3 | (2136/33,775) | 1.23 | (1.17, 1.29) | −0.79 | (− 0.96, − 0.62) |
Sibling comparison | ||||||
No criminal conviction | 37.9 | (290/765) | 1 | 0 | ||
1–2 violent crime convictions | 38.1 | (180/473) | 0.93 | (0.71, 1.21) | 0.10 | (−0.36, 0.56) |
3+ violent crime convictions | 45.9 | (133/290) | 1.27 | (0.91, 1.78) | −0.91 | (−1.51, − 0.31) |