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Table 6 Logistic regression for low birthweight, Minas Gerais, 2012

From: Family health strategy and equity in prenatal care: a population based cross-sectional study in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Variable

Odds ratio

P-values

Class C (ref. Class A and B)

1.85

0.024

Class D-E

1.10

0.797

North Region (ref. Central)

1.22

0.575

South Region

1.23

0.563

Mineiro Triangle Region

1.09

0.844

Zona da Mata Region

1.95

0.036

East Region

0.58

0.260

Belo Horizonte (Capital of the State)

4.44

<0.001

20 to 24 (ref. 10 to 19 years old)

2.04

0.163

25 to 29

1.29

0.629

30 to 39

1.92

0.203NS

Over 40 years old

3.35

0.053

Completed middle school and incomplete high school (ref. Less than completed middle school)

0.73

0.225NS

Completed high school

0.41

0.002***

Over high school

0.91

0.838NS

Private health insurance

1.17

0.508NS

Mother with diabetes

0.50

0.454NS

Mother with hypertension

0.45

0.013**

Multiple births

7.72

0.004***

Late prenatal care

0.58

0.150NS

FHS prenatal care

0.61

0.030**

Constant

0.08

0.000***

Number of observations

1,229

Adjusted R2

0.10

Log of Likelihood

-405.07

  1. Note: ***Statistically significant at 1% margin of error (Sig. level = 99%); **Statistically significant at 5% margin of error (Sig. level = 95%); *Statistically significant at 10% margin of error (Sig. level = 90%) NS not significant