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Table 4 Estimates for parameters of partial-proportional odds model

From: Pattern of weight gain in pregnant women in slum areas of Hamadan using multilevel ordinal regression

Variable

Partial-proportional

P-value

(Inadequate | Adequate)a

(Adequate | Excessive)b

Estimate (SE)

OR (95% CI)

Estimate (SE)

OR (95% CI)

Week of visit

-0.238(0.014)

0.788(0.766,0.810)

0.110(0.011)

1.116(1.09, 1.140)

-

Pre-pregnancy BMI

0.068(0.029)

1.070(1.011, 1.133)

-0.068(0.029)

0.934(0.883,0.989)

0.021*

Maternal age

0.030(0.025)

1.030(0.981, 1.082)

-0.030(0.025)

0.971(0.924, 1.019)

0.239

Maternal education (Lower than diploma as reference)

 Diploma

-0.070(0.290)

0.932(0.528,1.646)

0.070(0.290)

1.073(0.607, 1.893)

0.809

 College grad

-0.364(0.374)

0.694(0.334,1.446)

0.364(0.374)

1.440(0.691, 2.995)

0.330

Number of previous live births (Zero as reference)

 One

0.128(0.423)

1.137(0.496,2.60)

-0.128(0.423)

0.879(0.384, 2.016)

0.762

 Two or more

-0.026(0.515)

0.974(0.355,2.673)

0.026(0.515)

1.026(0.374, 2.816)

0.959

Planned pregnancy (Yes as reference)

 No

0.505(0.410)

1.658(0.742, 3.70)

-0.505(0.410)

0.603(0.270, 1.348)

0.218

Underlying disease (No as reference)

 Yes

-0.543(0.312)

0.581(0.315,1.071)

0.543(0.312)

1.722(0.934, 3.172)

0.081

Season of conception (Spring as reference)

 Summer

-0.015(0.286)

0.985(0.562, 1.725)

0.015(0.286)

1.015(0.579, 1.778)

0.959

 Autumn & winter

-0.727(0.460)

0.483(0.196, 1.191)

0.727(0.460)

2.070(0.839, 5.097)

0.114

Husband Employment-Status (Self-employed as reference)

 

 Unemployed

-0.729(0.503)

0.482(0.180, 1.293)

0.729(0.503)

2.073(0.773, 5.556)

0.147

 Worker

-0.059(0.311)

0.943(0.512, 1.734)

0.059(0.311)

1.061(0.576, 1.951)

0.849

 Employee

0.291(0.483)

1.334(0.519, 3.448)

-0.291(0.483)

0.747(0.290, 1.926)

0.547

Random components of partial -proportional odds

 Intercept sd

2.314

  1. SE Standard error
  2. * indicates p < 0.05, 95% CI indicates 95% confidence interval for OR
  3. a logit comparing inadequate weight gain vs. adequate and excessive weight gain
  4. b logit comparing excessive weight gain vs. inadequate and adequate weight gain