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Table 3 Adjusted odds ratio (95%CI) the association between SGA and maternal region of origin

From: Maternal region of origin and Small for gestational age: a cross-sectional analysis of Victorian perinatal data

Maternal Region of Origin

SGA aOR (95%CI)

Australia Born Women r

1

Americas

1.24 (1.14 to 1.36) ***

North Africa, North East Africa, Middles East

1.57 (1.52 to 1.63) ***

Europe

1.03 (0.98 to 1.09)

Oceania, Antarctica

0.97 (0.91 to 1.40)

Southern Central Asia

2.58 (2.50 to 2.66) ***

South East Asia

2.02 (1.95 to 2.01) ***

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.80 (1.69 to 1.92) ***

  1. 1. Birthweight Adjusted for Sex and Gestational Age. 2. r reference. 3. ***p < 0.001. * p < 0.05. 4. Confounding variables included, marital status, maternal age group, parity, BMI, height group, smoking before or after 20 weeks gestation, gestational age at first visit, type 1 diabetes pre-existing hypertension, gestational diabetes -insulin, pre-eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, suspected FGR
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