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Table 2 Odds ratios of covariate risk factors predicting level of maternal smoking in B.C. 2001-2006 (n = 163,867)

From: Heavy smoking during pregnancy as a marker for other risk factors of adverse birth outcomes: a population-based study in British Columbia, Canada

Characteristic

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

 

Level 1 Vs.

Level 1+2

Level 1+2+3

 

Level 2+3+4

Vs. Level 3+4

Vs. Level 4

Young Maternal Age (< 25)

3.66 (3.52-3.80)

3.27 (3.13-3.42)

2.86 (2.70-3.02)

Older Maternal Age (≥ 35)

0.67 (0.64-0.71)

0.71 (0.67-0.76)

0.77 (0.71-0.83)

Single Parent

2.42 (2.31-2.53)

2.25 (2.14-2.37)

2.27 (2.14-2.42)

Parity ≥ 1

1.26 (1.22-1.31)

1.49 (1.43-1.55)

1.59 (1.51-1.68)

Alcohol Indication

3.06 (2.63-3.57)

2.41 (2.08-2.81)

2.20 (1.88-2.59)

Drug Indication

10.19 (9.32-11.15)

8.17 (7.50-8.90)

7.65 (6.99-8.39)

Prenatal Care Visits (≤ 3)

1.39 (1.23-1.58)

1.39 (1.23-1.58)

1.39 (1.23-1.58)

Pre-existing Diabetes

1.27 (0.99-1.64)

1.27 (0.99-1.64)

1.27 (0.99-1.64)

Pre-pregnancy weight (≥ 75 kg)

1.48 (1.43-1.54)

1.49 (1.43-1.56)

1.56 (1.48-1.65)

  1. Level 1 = never smoked, Level 2 = light smoker, Level 3 = moderate smoker, Level 4 = heavy smoker.