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Table 4 Associations between lifetime experiences of ethnic discrimination and gestation length (weeks) 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

−0.16 (− 0.52, 0.19)

0.33 (− 0.91, 0.76)

0.18 (− 0.10, 0.48)

 Physical attack

−1.06 (− 1.83, − 0.28)

0.35 (− 0.52, 1.22)

−0.39 (− 1.19, 0.40)

 Any personal attack

− 0.18 (− 0.53, 0.16)

0.29 (− 0.12, 0.70)

0.13 (− 0.15, 0.42)

Unfair treatment

 Health professional

− 0.36 (− 0.87, 0.15)

0.25 (− 0.32, 0.84)

−0.26 (− 0.88, 0.36)

 Work

− 0.95 (− 1.56, − 0.34)

−0.40 (− 0.60, 0.52)

0.18 (− 0.17, 0.55)

 Housing

−0.20 (− 0.67, 0.26)

0.09 (− 0.50, 0.69)

0.30 (− 0.26, 0.87)

 Criminal justice system

−0.55 (− 1.08, − 0.02)

0.51 (− 0.19, 1.22)

0.45 (− 0.47, 1.39)

 Banking system

−0.73 (− 1.43, − 0.02)

0.64 (− 0.21, 1.51)

0.33 (− 1.02, 1.70)

 Education system

−0.24 (− 0.67, 0.18)

0.18 (− 0.39, 0.76)

−0.31 (− 0.79, 0.16)

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