Effects of maternal employment on total difficulties at age 5 years by gender among white children
| N | Model 1: unadjusted | Model 2: adjusted for maternal age & partner's work status | Model 3: +SEP* | Model 4: fully adjusted† | |
| Boys | |||||
| Maternal employment from birth to age 5 y | 5032 | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) |
| Paid work three sweeps | 2163 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Paid work two of three sweeps | 808 | 1.15 (0.85 to 1.56) | 1.03 (0.76 to 1.41) | 0.95 (0.70 to 1.30) | 0.93 (0.67 to 1.28) |
| Paid work one of three sweeps | 792 | 1.58 (1.20 to 2.08) | 1.27 (0.95 to 1.68) | 1.02 (0.76 to 1.37) | 0.94 (0.69 to 1.27) |
| No paid work any sweep | 1269 | 2.29 (1.81 to 2.88) | 1.66 (1.30 to 2.13) | 1.19 (0.91 to 1.56) | 1.00 (0.76 to 1.32) |
| Girls | |||||
| Maternal employment from birth to age 5 y | 4472 | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) |
| Paid work three sweeps | 2087 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Paid work two of three sweeps | 811 | 2.27 (1.49 to 3.45) | 1.76 (1.15 to 2.70) | 1.49 (0.97 to 2.30) | 1.49 (0.96 to 2.31) |
| Paid work one of three sweeps | 671 | 2.84 (1.88 to 4.31) | 2.00 (1.30 to 3.06) | 1.58 (1.02 to 2.45) | 1.39 (0.88 to 2.18) |
| No paid work any sweep | 1203 | 6.00 (4.29 to 8.37) | 3.48 (2.44 to 4.98) | 2.49 (1.70 to 3.64) | 2.01 (1.35 to 2.97) |