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. 2008 Sep 15;85(6):858–873. doi: 10.1007/s11524-008-9315-6

Table 4.

Logistic regression results of LBW and drug use

  Marijuana OR (95%CI) Cocaine OR (95%CI) Opiates OR (95%CI) Heavy smoking 10+ cigarettes per day OR (95%CI) Heavy drinking daily/weekly OR (95%CI)
Unadjusted 1.94 (1.23, 3.06)** 3.09 (2.10, 4.55)*** 3.31 (2.21, 4.96)*** 4.53 (2.88, 7.13)*** 4.13 (2.13, 7.40)***
Adjusted for other drug use 0.93 (0.55, 1.57) 1.24 (0.72, 2.14) 1.67 (0.96, 2.93) 2.49 (1.39, 4.47)** 2.13 (1.10, 4.10)*
Social factors 0.92 (0.53, 1.58) 1.30 (0.73, 2.32) 1.88 (1.04, 3.38)* 2.11 (1.12, 3.98)* 1.86 (0.92, 3.76)
Social and psychosocial factors 0.96 (0.55, 1.66) 1.17 (0.65, 2.11) 1.84 (1.02, 3.34)* 1.80 (0.95, 3.41) 1.93 (0.95, 3.94)
Social, psychosocial, and behavioral factors 0.97 (0.56, 1.67) 1.10 (0.61, 1.99) 1.60 (0.88, 2.92) 1.77 (0.93, 3.37) 1.74 (0.85, 3.57)
Social, psychosocial, behavioral, and biomedical factors 1.07 (0.60, 1.92) 1.09 (0.58, 2.05) 1.74 (0.92, 3.26) 1.52 (0.76, 3.03) 1.85 (0.86, 3.98)

Social factors include maternal age, money for necessities, and housing. Psychosocial factors include stress and pregnancy locus of control. Behavioral factors include early prenatal care. Biomedical factors include hypertensive disorders, other medical risk factors, and prepregnancy weight.

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001