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Table 1 Participant characteristics by fibroid status, Right from the Start, 2000–2012 (n = 4,622)

From: Uterine fibroids and risk of preterm birth by clinical subtypes: a prospective cohort study

Characteristic

Fibroids

n = 475

No Fibroids

n = 4,147

ORa

95% CI

n

%

n

%

Maternal Age (years)

 <25

42

8.8

868

20.9

1.00

Referent

 25–29

120

25.3

1,531

36.9

1.62

1.13–2.32

 30–34

197

41.5

1,294

31.2

3.15

2.23–4.44

  ≥ 35

116

24.4

454

10.9

5.28

3.64–7.65

Race

 White, non-Hispanic

268

56.4

3,038

73.3

1.00

Referent

 Black, non-Hispanic

156

32.8

650

15.7

2.72

2.19–3.37

 Hispanic

25

5.3

286

6.9

0.99

0.65–1.52

 Other

26

5.5

173

4.2

1.70

1.11–2.62

Parity

 Nulliparous

223

46.9

1,890

45.6

1.00

Referent

 1

153

32.3

1,367

33.0

0.95

0.76–1.18

 2 + 

87

18.3

669

16.1

1.10

0.85–1.43

 Missing

12

2.5

221

5.3

  

History of SAB

 No

323

68.0

3,097

74.7

1.00

Referent

 Yes

140

29.5

829

20.0

1.62

1.31–2.00

 Missing

12

2.5

221

5.3

  

History of Preterm Birth

 No

419

88.2

3,608

87.0

1.00

Referent

 Yes

44

9.3

318

7.7

1.19

0.85–1.66

 Missing

12

2.5

221

5.3

  

Marital Status

 Married

421

88.6

3,702

89.3

1.00

Referent

 Other

54

11.4

445

10.7

1.07

0.79–1.44

BMIb

 Underweight

11

2.3

106

2.6

1.18

0.62–2.23

 Normal weight

200

42.1

2,266

54.6

1.00

Referent

 Overweight

134

28.2

945

22.8

1.61

1.28–2.03

 Obese

127

26.7

772

18.6

1.86

1.47–2.36

 Missing

3

0.6

58

1.4

  

Education

 High school or less

57

12.0

735

17.7

1.00

Referent

 Some college

84

17.7

759

18.3

1.43

1.00–2.03

 College or more

334

70.3

2,653

64.0

1.62

1.21–2.18

Annual Income ($)

  ≤ 40,000

112

23.6

1,184

28.6

1.00

Referent

 40,001 to < 80,000

176

37.1

1,468

35.4

1.27

0.99–1.63

  ≥ 80,000

166

34.9

1,175

28.3

1.49

1.16–1.92

 Missing

21

4.4

320

7.7

  

Smoking Statusc

 Never smoker

350

73.7

2,891

69.7

1.00

Referent

 Current

34

7.2

488

11.8

0.58

0.40–0.83

 Former

83

17.5

576

13.9

1.19

0.92–1.54

 Missing

8

1.7

192

4.6

  
  1. Abbreviations: OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, SAB Spontaneous abortion, BMI Body mass index
  2. a Crude odds of exposure given maternal characteristic
  3. b BMI categories from Institute of Medicine guidelines: Underweight < 18.5, Normal weight 18.5–24.99, Overweight 25–29.99, Obese ≥ 30
  4. c Former smoker defined as smoking cessation one month or more before last menstrual period