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Table 3 Associations between lifetime experiences of ethnic discrimination and birth weight (grams) among Māori, Pacific, and Asian women

From: Maternal experiences of ethnic discrimination and subsequent birth outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand

 

Māori

β coeff (95% CI)

Pacific

β coeff (95% CI)

Asian

β coeff (95% CI)

Personal attack

 Verbal attack

− 77.2 (− 184, 30.5)

21.8 (− 116, 160)

83.0 (− 11.3, 177)

 Physical attack

− 190 (− 423, 42.9)

158 (− 124, 442)

− 3.08 (− 258, 252)

 Any personal attack

−84.7 (− 190, 20.9)

24.8 (− 109, 159)

75.7 (− 16.1, 167)

Unfair treatment

 Health professional

−13.0 (− 166, 140)

142 (− 46.7, 330)

4.98 (− 194, 204)

 Work

−243 (− 425, − 60.2)

137 (− 46.7, 321)

49.2 (− 66.0, 164)

 Housing

−146 (−286, −5.93)

15.1 (− 177, 207)

188 (7.04, 369)

 Criminal justice system

−95.8 (− 255, 64.0)

138 (−91.6, 369)

2.12 (− 295, 299)

 Banking system

− 122 (− 333, 89.7)

246 (−34.4, 527)

119 (− 314, 553)

 Education system

−63.9 (− 193, 65.7)

79.9 (− 108, 268)

−86.6 (− 239, 66.3)

  1. All models adjusted for maternal age, education, relationship status, smoking, BMI, offspring sex, and household income; Bold = P < 0.05