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Table 2 Parameter estimates for preterm birth (n = 15,593) associated with individual and area level characteristics among all singleton births (n = 330,688) during 2005-2010 in Finland

From: Unemployment at municipality level is associated with an increased risk of small for gestational age births - a multilevel analysis of all singleton births during 2005-2010 in Finland

Characteristics

Model 1 adjusted for year of birth

Model 2 adjusted for individual level confounders

Model 3 adjusted for municipality level confounders

Model 4 adjusted for model 2 (except smoking) and Model 3

Model 5 adjusted for model 2 and model 3

 

OR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

Year of birth

0.99 (0.99-1.00)

0.99 (0.98-1.00)

 

0.99 (0.98-1.00)

0.99 (0.98-1.00)

Maternal age, years (per one year increase)

 

1.02 (1.02-1.03)

 

1.02 (1.02-1.02)

1.02 (1.02-1.03)

Parity

     

Nulliparous women

 

1

 

1

1

Multiparous women

 

0.52 (0.50-0.54)

 

0.52 (0.50-0.54)

0.51 (0.49-0.53)

Prior preterm birth

 

5.28 (5.00-5.57)

 

5.30 (5.03-5.59)

5.27 (4.99-5.56)

Smoking status

     

Non-smoking

 

1

  

1

Quit smoking during 1st trimester

 

1.03 (0.95-1.12)

  

1.03 (0.95-1.11)

Smoking after 1st trimester

 

1.36 (1.29-1.43)

  

1.35 (1.29-1.42)

Missing information

 

2.05 (1.89-2.22)

  

2.02 (1.86-2.19)

Socioeconomic status

     

Upper white collar workers

 

1

 

1

1

Lower white collar workers

 

1.15 (1.07-1.23)

 

1.15 (1.07-1.23)

1.13 (1.06-1.21)

Blue collar workers

 

1.19 (1.11-1.29)

 

1.23 (1.14-1.33)

1.18 (1.09-1.27)

Othersa

 

1.11 (1.03-1.19)

 

1.12 (1.05-1.20)

1.10 (1.03-1.18)

Missing information

 

1.27 (1.14-1.32)

 

1.27 (1.18-1.36)

1.24 (1.15-1.33)

Municipality derivation class b

     

Education

     

High (least deprived)

  

1

1

1

Intermediate

  

1.05 (1.00-1.10)

1.06 (1.01-1.11)

1.06 (1.01-1.11)

Low (most deprived)

  

1.03 (0.97-1.10)

1.03 (0.97-1.10)

1.03 (0.96-1.10)

Income

     

High (least deprived)

  

1

1

1

Intermediate

  

1.03 (0.98-1.09)

1.05 (0.99-1.11)

1.05 (0.99-1.11)

Low (most deprived)

  

1.05 (0.98-1.12)

1.07 (1.00-1.14)

1.06 (0.99-1.14)

Unemployment

     

Low (least deprived)

  

1

1

1

Intermediate

  

1.02 (0.98-1.07)

1.03 (0.98-1.08)

1.02 (0.98-1.08)

High (most deprived)

  

1.04 (0.99-1.10)

1.05 (1.00-1.11)

1.05 (0.99-1.11)

Log (population)

  

1.01 (0.99-1.02)

1.00 (0.98-1.01)

1.00 (0.98-1.02)

  1. aOthers comprised entrepreneurs, students, retired women, unemployed women, housewives and all unclassifiable cases.
  2. bMunicipality level education (percentage of inhabitants with university level education), income (annual mean income per inhabitant) and unemployment (percentage of unemployed inhabitants) were stratified based on tertiles of number of parturients into three classes equal in population size (number of parturients).
  3. OR=adjusted odds ratio, CI=confidence interval.