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Table 2 Crude and adjusted odds ratios for preterm birth (<37 weeks gestation), low birth weight (<2500 grams) and term low birth weight (<2500 grams and ≥37 weeks gestation) and proximity to coke or steel production facilities in Alabama

From: Spatiotemporal association between birth outcomes and coke production and steel making facilities in Alabama, USA: a cross-sectional study

 

Preterm birth

Low birth weight

Term low birth weight

 

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Distance to nearest TRI facility (km)

  ≤ 5.0

1.19 (1.15-1.24)

1.05 (1.01-1.09)

1.29 (1.24-1.35)

1.03 (0.99-1.07)

1.33 (1.24-1.43)

1.04 (0.97-1.12)

  > 2.5 - 5.0

1.16 (1.11-1.22)

1.05 (1.00-1.10)

1.26 (1.19-1.32)

1.04 (0.99-1.09)

1.33 (1.22-1.45)

1.09 (1.00-1.19)

  ≤ 2.5

1.24 (1.17-1.31)

1.05 (0.99-1.11)

1.35 (1.27-1.44)

1.02 (0.95-1.08)

1.33 (1.19-1.48)

0.97 (0.87-1.08)

African American mother

 

1.54 (1.51-1.57)

1.43 (1.40-1.47)

2.04 (2.00-2.09)

1.82 (1.77-1.86)

2.12 (2.04-2.20)

1.79 (1.72-1.87)

Hispanic mother

 

0.73 (0.69-0.77)

0.62 (0.59-0.66)

0.63 (0.59-0.67)

0.56 (0.52-0.59)

0.72 (0.64-0.80)

0.62 (0.55-0.69)

Payment method (compared to private insurance)

  Medicaid

1.28 (1.26-1.31)

1.62 (1.53-1.71)

1.66 (1.63-1.70)

1.24 (1.21-1.27)

2.10 (2.01-2.18)

1.48 (1.41-1.55)

  Other

0.92 (0.82-1.02)

1.11 (1.06-1.16)

1.02 (0.90-1.16)

0.98 (0.86-1.11)

1.31 (1.06-1.62)

1.21 (0.98-1.50)

  Self Pay

1.64 (1.55-1.72)

1.25 (1.21-1.30)

1.87 (1.77-1.98)

1.81 (1.70-1.92)

1.92 (1.72-2.13)

1.77 (1.58-1.99)

Age (years)

  < 18

1.22 (1.17-1.27)

1.07 (1.05-1.10)

1.44 (1.38-1.50)

1.00 (0.96-1.05)

1.52 (1.41-1.63)

0.82 (0.76-0.89)

  > 35

1.25 (1.21-1.30)

0.92 (0.82-1.03)

1.22 (1.18-1.27)

1.41 (1.35-1.47)

1.07 (0.99-1.15)

1.45 (1.34-1.57)

Education (years)

  < 12

1.10 (1.07-1.13)

1.09 (1.06-1.12)

1.19 (1.16-1.22)

1.18 (1.14-1.22)

1.31 (1.25-1.37)

1.31 (1.25-1.38)

  ≥ 12

0.86 (0.85-0.88)

0.93 (0.90-0.95)

0.75 (0.73-0.77)

0.86 (0.84-0.89)

0.64 (0.61-0.67)

0.78 (0.75-0.82)

  Parity

1.14 (1.13-1.15)

1.11 (1.10-1.12)

1.07 (1.06-1.08)

1.02 (1.01-1.03)

0.98 (0.96-1.00)

0.92 (0.90-0.94)

  Year

1.02 (1.01-1.02)

1.02 (1.02-1.02)

1.01 (1.01-1.01)

1.02 (1.02-1.02)

1.01 (1.00-1.01)

1.01 (1.01-1.02)