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Table 3 Comparisons of different levels of maternal stress for the odds (odds ratio and reciprocal) of having female versus male offspring at birth.

From: Mother's occupation and sex ratio at birth

Level1

/Level2

Odds Ratio

95% CI of the odds ratio

2

1

0.90

1.11

3

1

1.11

0.90

3

2

1.23

0.81

4

1

1.06

0.94

4

2

1.17

0.85

4

3

0.95

1.05

5

1

1.01

0.99

5

2

1.12

0.90

5

3

0.90

1.11

5

4

0.95

1.05

6

1

1.00

1.00

6

2

1.11

0.90

6

3

0.90

1.11

6

4

0.95

1.06

6

5

1.00

1.00

7

1

1.31

0.76

7

2

1.45

0.69

7

3

1.17

0.85

7

4

1.24

0.81

7

5

1.30

0.77

7

6

1.30

0.77

8

1

0.91

1.10

8

2

1.00

1.00

8

3

0.81

1.23

8

4

0.86

1.17

8

5

0.90

1.11

8

6

0.90

1.11

8

7

0.69

1.44

9

1

1.57

0.64

9

2

1.74

0.58

9

3

1.41

0.71

9

4

1.48

0.67

9

5

1.56

0.64

9

6

1.57

0.64

9

7

1.20

0.83

9

8

1.73

0.58

10

1

1.00

1.00

10

2

1.11

0.90

10

3

0.90

1.11

10

4

0.95

1.06

10

5

0.99

1.01

10

6

1.00

1.00

10

7

0.77

1.31

10

8

1.11

0.90

10

9

0.64

1.57

  1. The data set includes information on all births collected between 2000 and 2005 by Addenbrooke's hospital in Cambridge, UK. Level 1 indicates the stress level level2 is compared to. Stress levels range from 1 (low) to 10 (highest). In this comparison stay-at-home mothers were in stress category 2 (low stress). CI = confidence interval.