Table 3 Associations of gender and parental socioeconomic factors with gestational age acceleration. N = 863
Exposure | Mean difference in gestational age acceleration (days) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Mean difference | 95% CI | p | |
Female | − 0.8 | − 1.4, − 0.1 | 0.024 |
High/non-manual parental social class | 0.1 | − 0.9, 1.0 | 0.91 |
Maternal education | |||
Degree | (Ref) | 0.72 | |
A level | 0.8 | − 0.1, 1.8 | |
O level | − 0.1 | − 1.0, 0.8 | |
Less than O level | − 0.3 | − 1.4, 0.8 | |
Paternal education | |||
Degree | (Ref) | 0.51 | |
A level | − 0.8 | − 1.6, 0.1 | |
O level | − 0.2 | − 1.2, 0.7 | |
Less than O level | 0.3 | − 0.7, 1.2 | |
Housing tenure | |||
Owned/mortgaged | (Ref) | 0.42 | |
Rented (private) | 0.7 | − 1.1, 2.5 | |
Rented (council/HA) | 0.2 | − 1.1, 1.5 | |
Financial difficulties | |||
None | (Ref) | 0.55 | |
Some | − 0.1 | − 0.8, 0.6 | |
Many | − 0.4 | − 1.3, 0.6 | |