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Table 3 The effect of the maternal migrant status on the rate of PTB and LBW births stratified by maternal age, infant sex, and delivery mode

From: The prevalence of preterm and low birth weight infants among migrant women in the Pearl River Delta region, China: a population-based birth cohort study

variable

Maternal migrant status

PTB

LBW

n

%

OR adj (95%CI)

n

%

OR adj (95%CI)

By maternal age

16 ∽ 24

Group 1

4592

5.22

1.00

5008

5.69

1.00

Group 2

28,445

4.92

0.948 (0.918, 0.979)

31,342

5.42

0.960 (0.931, 0.990)

Group 3

19,276

4.72

0.897 (0.867, 0.927)

18,792

4.60

0.796 (0.771, 0.822)

25 ∽ 29

Group 1

12,643

4.93

1.00

11,691

4.56

1.00

Group 2

51,302

4.70

0.949 (0.930, 0.968)

50,190

4.59

1.007 (0.987, 1.028)

Group 3

25,977

4.18

0.840 (0.822, 0.858)

21,195

3.41

0.738 (0.721, 0.755)

30 ∽ 34

Group 1

12,918

5.75

1.00

10,495

4.68

1.00

Group 2

39,928

5.40

0.935(0.916, 0.954)

33,834

4.58

0.978 (0.956, 1.000)

Group 3

24,583

5.08

0.877 (0.858, 0.896)

18,156

3.75

0.856 (0.776, 0.815)

35 ∽ 39

Group 1

7406

7.59

1.00

5494

5.63

1.00

Group 2

21,965

6.06

0.911 (0.886,0.936)

17,280

5.47

0.971 (0.941,1.002)

Group 3

12,185

6.75

0.882 (0.856,0.909)

8622

4.78

0.842 (0.813,0.871)

Male

40 ∽ 50

Group 1

2358

10.1

1.00

1644

7.02

1.00

Group 2

5840

8.9

0.872 (0.829,0.917)

4394

6.69

0.950 (0.895,1.007)

Group 3

3429

8.9

0.871 (0.825,0.921)

2335

6.05

0.853 (0.799,0.911)

Female

By infant sex

male

Group 1

23,297

6.32

1.00

16,780

4.55

1.00

Group 2

86,880

5.81

0.946 (0.932, 0.960)

65,950

4.41

0.981 (0.964, 0.998)

Group 3

49,783

5.36

0.860 (0.846, 0.874)

33,615

3.62

0.784 (0.769, 0.799)

female

Group 1

16,658

5.18

1.00

17,578

5.47

1.00

Group 2

60,785

4.68

0.943 (0.926, 0.960)

71,282

5.49

1.023 (1.005, 1.040)

Group 3

36,053

4.47

0.882 (0.865, 0.898)

35,835

4.44

0.800 (0.785, 0.815)

By delivery mode

Vaginal delivery

Group 1

21,367

4.77

1.00

18,946

4.23

1.00

Group 2

89,587

4.60

0.973 (0.959, 0.988)

85,009

4.36

1.024 (1.007, 1.040)

Group 3

47,026

4.12

0.872 (0.858, 0.887)

39,080

3.43

0.793 (0.779, 0.807)

Cesarean

Group 1

18,619

7.68

1.00

15,438

6.36

1.00

Group 2

58,110

6.88

0.906 (0.891, 0.922)

52,253

6.18

0.971 (0.953, 0.989)

Group 3

38,834

6.52

0.866 (0.850, 0.882)

30,393

5.10

0.791 (0.775, 0.807)

  1. Abbreviations OR adj: adjusted odds ratios; CI: confidence intervals; Group 1: local women from PRD region; Group 2: migrant women from Guangdong province; Group 3: migrant women from other provinces. OR adj: Adjusted odds ratio for maternal migrant status. Reference group: Group 1