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Table 3 Odds Ratios by Exposure Period and Race for Small for Gestational Age (SGA) Births per Interquartile Range Increase in PM2.5 (1.9 μg/m3)a

From: A longitudinal study of exposure to fine particulate matter during pregnancy, small-for-gestational age births, and birthweight percentile for gestational age in a statewide birth cohort

 

Longitudinal study population

Reference population

Non-Hispanic Black women

SIBLING MODEL

(n = 28,782 births to

n = 13,797 women)

NAÏVE MODEL

(n = 28,782 births)

NAÏVE MODEL

(n = 105,262 births)

 1st trimester

1.01 (0.96, 1.06)

1.01 (0.97, 1.04)

1.01 (0.98, 1.02)

 2nd trimester

1.02 (0.97, 1.07)

1.02 (0.98, 1.05)

1.02 (1.00, 1.03)

 3rd trimester

1.05 (1.00, 1.10)

1.04 (1.01, 1.08)*

1.03 (1.01, 1.05)*

 Whole pregnancy

1.04 (0.98, 1.11)

1.04 (1.00, 1.09)

1.03 (1.00, 1.05)

Non-Hispanic White women

SIBLING MODEL

(n = 81,147 births to

n = 39,617women)

NAÏVE MODEL

(n = 81,147 births)

NAÏVE MODEL

(n = 286,381 births)

 1st trimester

1.08 (1.03, 1.12)*

1.07 (1.03, 1.10)*

1.03 (1.02, 1.05)*

 2nd trimester

1.06 (1.02, 1.10)*

1.05 (1.02, 1.08)*

1.04 (1.02, 1.06)*

 3rd trimester

1.06 (1.02, 1.11)*

1.06 (1.03, 1.09)*

1.04 (1.02, 1.05)*

 Whole pregnancy

1.11 (1.06, 1.18)*

1.09 (1.05, 1.14)*

1.06 (1.04, 1.08)*

  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio, PM2.5 particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter of < 2.5 μm
  2. a Models adjusted for birth order, infant sex, maternal age, maternal educational attainment, maternal smoking during pregnancy, maternal marital status, mean temperature during the corresponding exposure window, and median household income of the census tract of residence
  3. *Indicates statistical significance at p < 0.05