Table 4

Preterm delivery results for daily bottled, cold tap, total tap, and total water intake

Follow-up data

Average of baseline

and follow-up data


Exposure

n (%)

Unadjusted RR (95% CI)

Adjusted RR (95% CI)a

Adjusted RR (95% CI)a


Bottled water

None

483 (25%)

1

1

1

Any

1458 (75%)

1.2 (0.9, 1.8)

1.2 (0.8, 1.8)

0.8 (0.5, 1.4)

Cold tap water (ounces)b

0-27

472 (24%)

1

1

1

> 27-53

494 (25%)

0.8 (0.5, 1.2)

0.8 (0.5, 1.3)

0.9 (0.6, 1.4)

> 53-91

485 (25%)

0.9 (0.6, 1.3)

0.9 (0.6, 1.4)

0.9 (0.6, 1.4)

> 91

490 (25%)

0.8 (0.5, 1.1)

0.8 (0.5, 1.3)

1.0 (0.6, 1.5)

Per 20 ounce

1.0 (0.9, 1.0)

0.9 (0.7, 1.3)

0.9 (0.6, 1.3)

Total tap water (ounces)b

0-30

493 (25%)

1

1

1

> 30-61

483 (25%)

0.8 (0.5, 1.2)

0.8 (0.5, 1.2)

1.0 (0.6, 1.5)

> 61-96

535 (28%)

0.7 (0.5, 1.1)

0.8 (0.5, 1.2)

1.2 (0.8, 1.9)

> 96

429 (22%)

0.9 (0.6, 1.3)

1.0 (0.6, 1.5)

0.9 (0.6, 1.4)

Per 20 ounce

1.0 (0.9, 1.0)

0.9 (0.7, 1.2)

0.9 (0.6, 1.3)

Total water (ounces)b

0-51

491 (25%)

1.0

1.0

1.0

> 51-78

478 (25%)

1.0 (0.7, 1.6)

1.2 (0.7, 1.9)

1.1 (0.7, 1.7)

> 78-114

481 (25%)

1.0 (0.7, 1.6)

1.1 (0.7, 1.8)

1.0 (0.6, 1.5)

> 114

478 (25%)

1.2 (0.8, 1.8)

1.4 (0.9, 2.2)

1.2 (0.8, 1.9)

Per 20 ounce

1.0 (1.0, 1.1)

1.1 (0.9, 1.4)

1.1 (0.8, 1.5)


aAdjusted for race, education level, annual household income, smoking, pre-pregnancy BMI, vitamin use, parity, employed during last 4 months, infant gender, and study site

bCategorical exposure cutpoints for average data results were slightly higher than the follow-up data

BMI= body mass index; RR= risk ratio

Wright et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:48   doi:10.1186/1471-2393-10-48

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