17 January 2022 : Clinical Research
Epidemiology of Birth Defects in Eastern China and the Associated Risk Factors
Qiao-Qiao Wang1BEG*, Cha-Ying He2AC, Jin Mei3ADF, Yi-Lin Xu4BCDOI: 10.12659/MSM.933782
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e933782
Table 6 Logistic regression analysis of Down syndrome.
| Factors | B | SE | Wald | P | Exp (B) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family income (vs <1000) | 37.054 | <0.0001 | |||
| 1000–2000 | −0.382 | 0.78 | 0.24 | 0.624 | 0.682 |
| 2000–4000 | −0.681 | 0.77 | 0.782 | 0.376 | 0.506 |
| 4000–8000 | −0.429 | 0.768 | 0.312 | 0.576 | 0.651 |
| >8000 | −0.953 | 0.765 | 1.551 | 0.213 | 0.385 |
| Gravidity (vs 1) | 7.215 | 0.027 | |||
| 2 | −0.092 | 0.084 | 1.21 | 0.271 | 0.912 |
| ≥3 | −0.262 | 0.097 | 7.205 | 0.007 | 0.77 |
| Parity (vs 0) | 33.372 | <0.0001 | |||
| 1 | 0.454 | 0.098 | 21.598 | <0.0001 | 1.575 |
| ≥2 | 0.739 | 0.132 | 31.412 | <0.0001 | 2.093 |
| Education level (vs illiteracy) | 64.599 | <0.0001 | |||
| Elementary school | −0.244 | 0.490 | 0.249 | 0.618 | 0.783 |
| Junior middle school | 0.057 | 0.459 | 0.016 | 0.901 | 1.059 |
| Senior middle school | 0.724 | 0.459 | 2.486 | 0.115 | 2.062 |
| College degree and above | 0.802 | 0.457 | 3.075 | 0.079 | 2.23 |
| Contraceptives (Yes or No) | 0.232 | 0.109 | 4.54 | 0.033 | 1.262 |
| Constant | −0.971 | 0.804 | 1.457 | 0.227 | 0.379 |






