Table 5

 Small for gestational age prevalence, odds ratios (95%CI) by social class, and RII by maternal factors and time, Scotland 1980–2000

Social class1980–19841985–19891990–19941995–2000
%OR95%CI%OR95%CI%OR95%CI%OR95%CI
*p for interaction term.
I3.513.212.412.31
II4.11.16(1.07, 1.27)3.71.17(1.07, 1.28)3.41.41(1.27, 1.56)3.11.35(1.21, 1.50)
IIInm6.11.80(1.66, 1.96)5.11.63(1.49, 1.78)4.82.03(1.83, 2.25)4.31.94(1.74, 2.15)
IIIm6.11.79(1.66, 1.94)5.11.64(1.51, 1.79)4.61.95(1.76, 2.15)4.31.93(1.75, 2.14)
IV6.92.06(1.90, 2.23)6.22.00(1.83, 2.18)5.52.34(2.11, 2.58)5.32.42(2.18, 2.68)
V7.92.35(2.16, 2.56)6.62.14(1.94, 2.35)6.02.53(2.28, 2.82)5.12.28(2.03, 2.57)
Undetermined10.43.21(2.92, 3.53)7.52.46(2.24, 2.71)6.32.69(2.43, 2.99)5.92.71(2.44, 3.00)
Total6.05.24.74.3
RII p*p*p*p*
Overall 2.41(2.29, 2.55)2.21(2.08, 2.34)2.28(2.14, 2.42)2.49(2.34, 2.66)
Marital status <0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
Married2.14(1.99, 2.30)2.08(1.94, 2.23)2.17(2.00, 2.36)2.24(2.03, 2.48)
Single1.36(1.21, 1.54)1.33(1.17, 1.50)1.39(1.24, 1.57)1.57(1.40, 1.76)
Other1.47(1.19, 1.80)1.46(1.19, 1.80)1.43(1.18, 1.72)2.19(1.87, 2.56)
Maternal age <0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
<201.39(1.18, 1.63)1.27(1.07, 1.52)0.97(0.79, 1.19)0.98(0.77, 1.23)
20–342.47(2.33, 2.63)2.18(2.04, 2.33)2.31(2.15, 2.48)2.46(2.28, 2.65)
⩾353.39(2.73, 4.21)3.83(3.04, 4.83)3.15(2.56, 3.88)4.01(3.54, 4.79)
Maternal height 0.03<0.0010.56<0.001
<155 cm1.81(1.63, 2.00)1.54(1.37, 1.73)1.95(1.70, 2.22)1.78(1.54, 2.07)
155 cm–164 cm2.10(1.95, 2.25)1.89(1.75, 2.05)1.96(1.80, 2.13)2.16(1.97, 2.36)
>164 cm2.37(2.08, 2.71)2.48(2.17, 2.82)2.19(1.93, 2.49)2.72(2.41, 3.08)
Parity <0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
01.79(1.67, 1.93)1.54(1.43, 1.67)1.73(1.60, 1.88)1.74(1.59, 1.90)
1–22.33(2.14, 2.53)2.36(2.14, 2.60)2.40(2.17, 2.66)3.03(2.72, 3.36)
3+2.14(1.74, 2.63)2.53(2.00, 3.20)2.40(1.86, 3.09)3.08(2.37, 4.00)