Research Article

Predictors of Size for Gestational Age in St. Louis City and County

Table 2

Adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for factors associated with small for gestational age, St. Louis City and County, 2000–2009 ( = 142,017).

Risk/preventive factorsStrata-gestational age (weeks)
Extremely preterm: 24–28 weeksVery preterm: 29–32 weeksLate preterm: 33–36 weeksFull term: 37 + weeks
( = 1,403)( = 2,910)( = 17,592)( = 120,112)
aOR95% CIaOR95% CIaOR95% CIaOR95% CI

Maternal race: black0.780.50, 1.221.070.82, 1.411.231.10, 1.372.182.09, 2.29
Maternal race: white1.001.001.001.00
Maternal age: ≤190.410.20, 0.850.690.47, 1.010.930.79, 1.100.980.92, 1.05
Maternal age: 20–341.001.001.001.00
Maternal age: ≥350.920.50, 1.691.421.05, 1.930.990.87, 1.141.101.03, 1.17
Maternal education: <12 0.950.54, 1.670.970.70, 1.360.720.63, 0.831.141.07, 1.20
Maternal education: ≥121.001.001.001.00
Medicaid: yes1.200.77, 1.881.050.80, 1.390.890.79, 0.991.171.11, 1.22
Medicaid: no1.001.001.001.00
Inadequate PNC: yes0.910.57, 1.470.880.64, 1.210.840.72, 0.981.251.18, 1.32
Adequate PNC1.001.001.001.00
Inadequate weight gain: no1.761.10, 2.801.741.29, 2.361.601.41, 1.812.112.01, 2.21
Adequate weight gain1.001.001.001.00
Parity: nulliparous0.970.60, 1.561.391.06, 1.831.281.14, 1.441.421.35, 1.49
Parity: primiparous1.001.001.001.00
Parity: multiparous0.610.36, 1.040.600.44, 0.821.060.94, 1.190.940.89, 0.99
Smoking: yes0.950.53, 1.701.080.77, 1.511.601.40, 1.822.081.97, 2.20
Smoking: no1.001.001.001.00
Diabetes: yes1.170.43, 3.180.780.47, 1.310.720.59, 0.890.660.59, 0.74
Diabetes: no1.001.001.001.00
Chronic hypertension: yes0.640.18, 2.211.691.03, 2.761.120.88, 1.441.461.27, 1.68
Chronic hypertension: no1.001.001.001.00
Preeclampsia: yes3.412.11, 5.522.101.62, 2.722.822.52, 3.162.192.04, 2.36
Preeclampsia: no1.001.001.001.00