Table 3 Explaining ethnic differences in birth weight (g) and gestational age (weeks): results of linear regression (differences between Roma and non-Roma infants, standard errors and p-values).
Adjusted for | Birth weight | Gestational age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diff. | (SE) | p-value | Diff. | (SE) | p-value | |
Crude | -373 | (14) | < 0.001 | -0.92 | (0.05) | < 0.001 |
Infants' demographic characteristics (gender and district) | -363 | (14) | < 0.001 | -0.89 | (0.05) | < 0.001 |
Mothers' demographic characteristics (maternal age, number of pregnancies) | -354 | (15) | < 0.001 | -0.87 | (0.05) | < 0.001 |
Mothers' social characteristics (education, marital status) | -237 | (17) | < 0.001 | -0.73 | (0.06) | < 0.001 |
Maternal height and weight | -260 | (15) | < 0.001 | -0.80 | (0.05) | < 0.001 |
Maternal smoking and alcohol consumption | -292 | (16) | < 0.001 | -0.81 | (0.05) | < 0.001 |
All covariates listed above | -133 | (18) | < 0.001 | -0.57 | (0.06) | < 0.001 |