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Table 3 Association between age at first birth and parity and diagnosis with a chronic disease 1 , adjusted for study site

From: Early maternal age at first birth is associated with chronic diseases and poor physical performance in older age: cross-sectional analysis from the International Mobility in Aging Study

 

≤ 18 yr at 1st birth

≥ 3 lifetime births

(N = 914) 2

(N = 1029)

 

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

High blood pressure

2.09 (1.38 – 3.16)

<0.01

1.64 (1.24 – 2.16)

<0.01

Diabetes

1.88 (1.25 – 2.83)

<0.01

1.71 (1.22 – 2.40)

<0.01

Chronic lung disease

2.40 (1.49 – 3.86)

<0.01

1.38 (0.93 – 2.04)

0.11

Stroke

1.91 (0.98 – 3.73)

0.06

1.25 (0.69 – 2.25)

0.46

Coronary heart disease

1.35 (0.87 – 2.09)

0.18

1.34 (0.95 – 1.87)

0.09

Osteoporosis

1.35 (0.92 – 1.99)

0.13

0.95 (0.71 – 1.26)

0.71

Arthritis

1.04 (0.72 – 1.51)

0.81

0.94 (0.72 – 1.23)

0.65

Cancer

1.10 (0.51– 2.38)

0.81

0.80 (0.49 – 1.30)

0.36

  1. 1Chronic diseases are self-reported measures.
  2. 2112 women never gave birth; missing age at first birth data for 14 women.
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