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Table 4 Adjusted risk ratios and 95% confidence intervals for preterm birth by interquartile range change of NO2, O3, PM2.5 modified by diet

From: Interplay of gestational parent exposure to ambient air pollution and diet characteristics on preterm birth

 

Pollutanti

Diet characteristics

 

Adjustment 1f

RR (95% CI)

 

Adjustment 2 g

RR (95% CI)

 

Adjustment 3 h

RR (95% CI)

Trimester 1

NO 2 a

kcal k

 

1.00

(0.69, 1.44)

 

1.00

(0.70, 1.43)

 

0.93

(0.67, 1.27)

 

fat l

 

1.09

(0.77, 1.53)

 

1.08

(0.76, 1.53)

 

0.94

(0.63, 1.39)

 

dfat m

 

1.17

(0.83, 1.63)

 

1.15

(0.81, 1.62)

 

0.99

(0.70, 1.41)

O 3 b

kcal

 

0.91

(0.58, 1.44)

 

0.89

(0.56, 1.42)

 

0.99

(0.46, 2.12)

 

fat

 

0.84

(0.55, 1.29)

 

0.81

(0.52, 1.26)

 

0.97

(0.47, 2.00)

 

sfat

 

0.87

(0.58, 1.32)

 

0.89

(0.59, 1.33)

 

1.04

(0.65, 1.65)

H PM 2.5  cd

kcal

 

0.93

(0.63, 1.37)

 

0.93

(0.64, 1.36)

 

0.94

(0.54, 1.61)

 

fat

 

0.85

(0.58, 1.24)

 

0.84

(0.57, 1.23)

 

0.86

(0.48, 1.53)

 

sfat

 

0.91

(0.63, 1.31)

 

0.91

(0.63, 1.31)

 

0.93

(0.57, 1.54)

C PM 2.5 ce

kcal

 

0.97

(0.68, 1.37)

 

0.97

(0.69, 1.36)

 

1.04

(0.61, 1.75)

 

fat

 

0.91

(0.64, 1.27)

 

0.89

(0.63, 1.26)

 

0.98

(0.56, 1.71)

 

sfat

 

0.94

(0.68, 1.31)

 

0.94

(0.68, 1.31)

 

1.01

(0.61, 1.66)

Trimester 2

NO 2

kcal

 

0.96

(0.67, 1.38)

 

1.00

(0.69, 1.45)

 

1.03

(0.69, 1.55)

 

fat

 

0.95

(0.67, 1.35)

 

0.97

(0.68, 1.38)

 

0.97

(0.65, 1.44)

 

sfat

 

1.05

(0.76, 1.47)

 

1.07

(0.77, 1.50)

 

1.10

(0.75, 1.61)

O 3

kcal

 

0.98

(0.63, 1.53)

 

0.95

(0.62, 1.46)

 

0.77

(0.39, 1.49)

 

fat

 

1.12

(0.74, 1.69)

 

1.08

(0.71, 1.65)

 

0.80

(0.40, 1.64)

 

sfat

 

1.03

(0.69, 1.53)

 

1.00

(0.67, 1.50)

 

0.79

(0.43, 1.47)

H PM 2.5

kcal

 

-- j

--

 

--

--

 

--

--

 

fat

 

0.87

(0.59, 1.28)

 

0.83

(0.55, 1.24)

 

0.72

(0.40, 1.30)

 

sfat

 

0.88

(0.60, 1.29)

 

0.84

(0.57, 1.25)

 

0.77

(0.44, 1.36)

C PM 2.5

kcal

 

--

--

 

--

--

 

--

--

 

fat

 

0.91

(0.64, 1.29)

 

0.88

(0.62, 1.26)

 

0.73

(0.40, 1.33)

 

sfat

 

0.89

(0.63, 1.27)

 

0.87

(0.61, 1.24)

 

0.82

(0.48, 1.41)

Trimester 3

NO 2

kcal

 

0.80

(0.57, 1.13)

 

0.82

(0.58, 1.16)

 

0.87

(0.57, 1.31)

 

fat

 

0.79

(0.56, 1.11)

 

0.79

(0.55, 1.13)

 

0.83

(0.55, 1.26)

 

sfat

 

0.88

(0.63, 1.23)

 

0.88

(0.63, 1.23)

 

0.95

(0.65, 1.39)

O 3

kcal

 

1.25

(0.77, 2.04)

 

1.24

(0.76, 2.01)

 

1.51

(0.62, 3.64)

 

fat

 

1.34

(0.83, 2.16)

 

1.34

(0.83, 2.17)

 

1.43

(0.60, 3.38)

 

sfat

 

1.33

(0.84, 2.12)

 

1.31

(0.82, 2.10)

 

1.36

(0.58, 3.17)

H PM 2.5

kcal

 

1.07

(0.71, 1.60)

 

1.05

(0.71, 1.54)

 

0.92

(0.55, 1.55)

 

fat

 

1.35

(0.97, 1.89)

 

1.34

(0.96, 1.88)

 

1.07

(0.65, 1.76)

 

sfat

 

1.14

(0.81, 1.63)

 

1.12

(0.79, 1.58)

 

0.95

(0.76, 1.18)

C PM 2.5

kcal

 

1.15

(0.78, 1.67)

 

1.13

(0.78, 1.64)

 

1.06

(0.61, 1.83)

 

fat

 

1.46

(1.05, 2.02)

 

1.40

(0.96, 2.05)

 

1.21

(0.70, 2.08)

 

sfat

 

1.19

(0.86, 1.65)

 

1.17

(0.84, 1.64)

 

1.00

(0.70, 1.45)

  1. a nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is reported as 1-hour daily maxima in parts per billion (ppb)
  2. b ozone (O3) is reported as 8-hour maxima in ppb
  3. c fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is reported as 24-hour average in micrograms (µg) per meter cubed.
  4. d Ensemble Model derived PM2.5 exposure
  5. e fCMAQ derived PM2.5 exposure used in sensitivity analyses
  6. f model 1: exposure + diet + exposure*diet + age + race + education
  7. g model 2: model 1 + BMI + household income
  8. h model 3 (fully adjusted model) : model 2 + conception season
  9. i IQR NO2: 6 ppb; IQR O3: 14 ppb; IQR PM2.5: 2 µg
  10. j “—” indicates invalid results
  11. k Kcal/day at 75th percentile (2844 kcals)
  12. l Percent of caloric intake attributed to total fat at 75th percentile (35.265%)
  13. m Percent of caloric intake attributed to saturated fat at 75th percentile (11.775%)