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Table 3 Crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) for reproductive failures according to occupation.

From: Risk of infection and adverse outcomes among pregnant working women in selected occupational groups: A study in the Danish National Birth Cohort

 

Other workers

(N = 46308)

Work with patients1

(N = 8699)

Work with children2

(N = 9151)

Work with food3

(N = 932)

Work with animals4

(N = 287)

Total exposed

(N = 19069)

 

N

%

N

%

ORc

(IC 95%)

ORa

(IC 95%)

N

%

ORc

(IC 95%)

ORa

(IC 95%)

N

%

ORc

(IC 95%)

ORa

(IC 95%)

N

%

ORc

(IC 95%)

ORa

(IC 95%)

N

%

ORc

(IC 95%)

ORa

(IC 95%)

Miscarriage

427

0.9

86

1.0

1.07(0.85-1.29)

1.25(0.79-1.71)

87

1.0

1.03(0.81-1.15)

0.93(0.57-1.25)

11

1.2

1.28(0.70-1.86)

1.15(0.36-1.94)

1

0.3

0.37(0.01-1.00)

-

185

1.0

1.05(0.90-1.20)

1.04(0.74-1.34)

ŧMultiple births

1050

2.3

210

2.5

1.07(0.92-1.22)

1.07(0.92-1.22)

170

1.9

0.82(0.69-0.95)

0.82(0.69-0.95)

16

1.7

0.75(0.46-1.04)

0.76(0.45-1.07)

2

0.7

0.30(0.08-1.20)

0.30(0.07-1.20)

398

2.1

0.92(0.82-1.02)

0.92(0.81-1.03)

†Male infant

22740

51.2

4298

51.5

1.01(0.97-1.05)

1.01(0.97-1.05)

4517

51.2

1.00(0.96-1.04)

1.01(0.95-1.07)

441

49.1

0.92(0.81-1.03)

0.92(0.80-1.04)

142

50.4

0.97(0.77-1.17)

1.02(0.80-1.20)

9398

51.3

1.01(0.97-1.05)

1.01(0.97-1.05)

†Preterm birth

2297

5.2

420

5.0

0.97(0.87-1.07)

1.00(0.90-1.10)

446

5.1

0.98(0.88-1.08)

0.99(0.89-1.09)

55

6.1

1.20(0.91-1.49)

1.11(0.83-1.39)

15

5.3

1.02(0.60-1.40)

0.98(0.58-1.38)

936

5.1

0.99(0.91-1.07)

1.01(0.92-1.09)

†Very preterm birth

292

0.7

37

0.4

0.70(0.48-0.92)

0.54(0.01-1.07)

60

0.7

1.03(0.78-1.18)

0.94(0.45-1.33)

8

0.9

1.36(0.67-2.05)

0.90(0.12-1.68)

3

1.1

1.62(0.51-2.73)

1.23(0.39-2.07)

108

0.6

0.90(0.72-1.08)

0.99(0.78-1.10)

†Small-for-gestational age

4231

9.6

769

9.8

0.96(0.89-1.03)

1.01(0.93-1.09)

787

9.0

0.93(0.86-1.00)

1.02(0.93-1.11)

110

12.3

1.32(1.09-1.55)

1.33(1.07-1.59)

24

8.5

0.88(0.58-1.18)

0.84(0.55-1.13)

1690

9.3

0.97(0.91-1.03)

1.03(0.97-1.09)

Apgar <7 at 5 min

632

1.4

109

1.3

0.92(0.75-1.09)

0.94(0.76-1.12)

117

1.3

0.93(0.77-1.09)

0.97(0.80-1.14)

10

1.1

0.78(0.42-1.14)

0.70(0.36-1.04)

3

1.1

0.76(0.24-1.28)

0.73(0.23-1.23)

239

1.2

0.92(0.80-1.04)

0.94(0.80-1.08)

ŧAll congenital anomalies

2262

4.9

455

5.2

1.08(0.97-1.19)

1.09(1.00-1.18)

427

4.7

0.95(0.86-1.04)

0.98(0.88-1.08)

47

5.0

1.04(0.77-1.31)

1.08(0.80-1.36)

11

3.8

0.77(0.42-1.12)

0.65(0.30-1.00)

940

4.9

1.01(0.94-1.08)

1.03(0.95-1.11)

ŧ†All congenital anomalies

2158

4.8

437

5.2

1.08(0.99-1.17)

1.10(1.00-1.20)

417

4.7

0.97(0.87-1.07)

1.00(0.89-1.11)

45

5.0

1.03(0.76-1.30)

1.08(0.79-1.37)

11

3.8

0.79(0.43-1.15)

0.68(0.35-1.01)

910

5.0

1.03(0.95-1.11)

1.04(0.96-1.12)

†¶"Major" congenital anomalies

1839

4.1

374

4.5

1.09(0.97-1.21)

1.11(1.00-1.22)

337

3.8

0.92(0.82-1.02)

0.95(0.84-1.06)

37

4.1

1.00(0.71-1.29)

1.04(0.74-1.34)

11

3.8

0.94(0.51-1.37)

0.79(0.40-1.18)

759

4.1

1.01(0.92-1.10)

1.03(0.94-1.12)

¶Multiple major congenital anomalies

455

1.0

89

1.0

1.04(0.83-1.25)

1.09(0.85-1.33)

81

0.9

0.90(0.71-1.09)

1.00(0.77-1.23)

11

1.2

1.20(0.66-1.74)

1.28(0.70-1.86)

4

1.4

1.42(0.60-2.24)

1.34(0.49-2.19)

185

1.0

0.99(0.83-1.15)

1.06(0.90-1.22)

  1. 1Chemist's assistants, physiotherapists, dental nurses, laboratory technicians, doctors, auxiliary nurses and nurses.
  2. 2Child-minders, specialist teachers, teachers of common school, upper secondary school teachers, care assistant, educationalists and educationalist assistants.
  3. 3Kitchen assistant and butcher
  4. 4Skiled farm worker, slaughter house worker
  5. ¥Adjusted for maternal age, parity, history of miscarriage, socio-occupational status, pre-pregnancy body mass index, smoking habit and alcohol consumption (as well as for sex of child for preterm and very preterm birth).
  6. ŧAmong live births.
  7. †Among singletons.
  8. ¶EUROCAT Classification.
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