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Table 3 Regression results for person and neighbourhood-level risks on LBW and PTB

From: Pathways of neighbourhood-level socio-economic determinants of adverse birth outcomes

Level of risk

Variables

Coeff. for PTB[95% CI]

Coeff. for LBW[95% CI]

Personal risks

Health_chal

1.28[1.06-1.50]

1.14 [0.74-1.53]

Infections

0.38[0.14-0.63]

-

Drugs

0.84[0.57-1.11]

1.42 [1.06-1.77]

Genetic_chal

0.31[0.03-0.59]

-

Single_parent

0.25[0.11-0.39]

0.59 [0.38-0.79]

No_soc_support

0.32[0.16-0.48]

0.63 [0.40-0.87]

Financ_diffy

0.37[0.22-0.52]

0.53 [0.31-0.76]

No_prenatal_care

0.99[0.76-1.21]

0.76 [0.39-1.14]

Ment_chal_mother

0.59[0.02-1.17]

-

Marital_distress

0.55[0.18-0.92])

0.78 [0.19-1.36]

Family_violence

0.45[0.01-0.88]

0.97 [0.38-1.56]

Smoking

0.37[0.22-0.52]

1.10 [0.91-1.29]

Stress_delivy

1.56[1.47-1.66]

0.87 [0.69-1.05]

Lowedu

-

0.64 [0.38-0.91]

Neighbourhood risks

Low_income

0.71[0.42-1.00]

1.09[0.67-1.51]

Low_edu

0.35[0.18-0.52]

0.58[0.31-0.84]

Unemploy

0.01[0.01-0.02]

0.02[0.01-0.03]

Low_ses

1.00[0.64-1.36]

1.60[1.06-2.14]

DWL_VAL

−0.13[−0.17--0.09]

−0.16[−0.22--0.09]

Rent_rate

0.31[0.18-0.45]

0.65[0.45-0.84]

House_repair

1.12[0.52-1.71]

-

Food_insecurity

1.31[0.78-1.83]

2.19[1.40-2.98]

Insufficent_veg

0.89[0.44-1.34]

1.57[0.87-2.28]

Heavy_drinking

−0.59[−1.11--0.07]

−0.93[−1.77--0.09]

Person_perroom

-

−0.41[−0.59--0.23]

Person_ perbedroom

-

−1.34[−1.82--0.86]

Emotion_unhappy

-

3.57[0.82-6.31]

  1. Note: Coefficient values in this table are the original regression coefficients in log scale calculated by the multilevel models described in the preliminary analysis section. See the method in this section for detailed description on outcome variables and controlling variables.