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Table 3 Chance (expressed as Odds Ratios) to give SGA birth, by country of origin, Berlin/Germany, 2011/12

From: Do social factors and country of origin contribute towards explaining a “Latina paradox” among immigrant women giving birth in Germany?

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

 

n=

aOR (95% CI)

p-value

aOR (95% CI)

p-value

aOR (95% CI)

p-value

Country of origin

 Germany

2976

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Turkey

561

0.83 (0.62–1.10)

0.191

0.82 (0.62–1.10)

0.180

0.82 (0.62–1.10)

0.192

 Lebanon

317

1.72 (1.28–2.30)

< 0.0001

1.72 (1.28–2.31)

< 0.0001

1.72 (1.27–2.34)

< 0.0001

 Other countries

2559

1.03 (0.88–1.20)

0.742

1.02 (0.87–1.20)

0.781

1.03 (0.86–1.22)

0.762

Affinity to religion

 No religion

1777

    

1.00

 

 No affinity to religion

313

    

1.17 (0.84–1.63)

0.363

 Low affinity to religion

664

    

0.91 (0.70–1.19)

0.503

 Medium affinity to religion

1901

    

0.92 (0.75–1.13)

0.408

 High affinity to religion

1758

    

0.96 (0.77–1.21)

0.737

Acculturation

 Low

387

    

1.00

 

 Medium

2016

    

1.09 (0.79–1.52)

0.592

 High

4010

    

1.05 (0.73–1.51)

0.780

Education

 High

2521

  

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Medium

3071

  

0.86 (0.66–1.12)

0.263

0.89 (0.66–1.13)

0.300

 Low

821

  

0.91 (0.76–1.08)

0.287

0.91 (0.79–1.09)

0.283

Age groups

       

 18–24 years

1288

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 25–29 years

1732

0.98 (0.79–1.21)

0.866

0.98 (0.79–1.21)

0.859

0.98 (0.80–1.22)

0.870

 30–34 years

1883

1.01 (0.81–1.23)

0.990

1.01 (0.82–1.24)

0.965

1.01 (0.82–1.24)

0.955

 35+ years

1510

1.07 (0.86–1.33)

0.529

1.07 (0.86–1.33)

0.545

1.07 (0.86–1.33)

0.546

Family members in Berlin

 No

2114

  

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

4299

  

0.93 (0.79–1.09)

0.361

0.93 (0.79–1.09)

0.376

Smoking

 No

5090

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

1323

0.88 (0.73–1.05)

0.155

0.91 (0.75–1.10)

0.337

0.91 (0.75–1.10)

0.312

Household income (monthly)

  < 900 EUR

1572

  

1.00

 

1.00

 

 900–1500 EUR

1228

  

0.93 (0.75–1.14)

0.478

0.93 (0.76–1.15)

0.507

 1500–2600 EUR

2122

  

0.97 (0.78–1.22)

0.816

0.98 (0.78–1.23)

0.845

  > 2600 EUR

1491

  

0.93 (0.72–1.19)

0.550

0.94 (0.73–1.21)

0.615

Diabetes mellitus

 No

6353

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

60

1.82 (0.98–3.38)

0.058

1.85 (0.99–3.45)

0.052

1.84 (0.99–3.42)

0.056