Table 3

Factors associated with VLBW infant delivery after adjustment for potential confounding and assessment for effect modification

main effect variables and interaction terms in the resulting model*
OR (95% CI)

previous preterm delivery
2.31 (1.20–4.44)
low maternal education
2.00 (1.31–3.19)
single-room apartment
1.95 (0.98–3.87)
previous fetal loss
1.64 (1.09–2.46)
maternal unemployment
1.60 (0.94–2.72)
smoking during pregnancy
1.51 (0.99–2.31)
no single mother, living in East Berlin**
1.0
no single mother, living in West Berlin
0.96 (0.61–1.51)
single mother, living in East Berlin
1.53 (0.78–3.00)
single mother, living in West Berlin
3.86 (1.50–9.95)

* Obtained after backward multiple logistic regression ** reference category

Grimmer et al. BMC Public Health 2002 2:10   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-2-10