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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population according to the pregnancy outcome (Timoun cohort, n = 911, Guadeloupe archipelago, 2004–2007) (from Rouget et al. 2013)

From: Landfills and preterm birth in the Guadeloupe archipelago (French West Indies): a spatial cluster analysis

 

Term births

n = 767

Preterm births

n = 144

HR (95% CI)

Maternal place of birth

 Guadeloupe or Martinique

669

128

Reference

 Other Caribbean islands

98

16

0.9 (0.5–1.5)

Maternal age (years)

 < 20

63

11

1.0 (0.5–1.9)

 20–34

437

80

Reference

 ≥ 35

247

53

1.3 (0.9–1.9)

Years of education

 < 5

49

13

1.7 (0.9–3.0)

 5–12

564

101

Reference

 > 12

154

30

1.1 (0.7–1.6)

Mother’s employment during pregnancy

 No

449

83

Reference

 Yes

318

61

1.0 (0.7–1.4)

Tobacco smoking during pregnancy

 No

737

138

Reference

 Yes

30

6

0.9 (0.4–2.2)

Alcohol drinking during pregnancy

 No

745

141

Reference

 Yes

22

3

0.8 (0.2–2.4)

  1. HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval