Research Article

[Retracted] Exposure to Ambient Air Pollutant PM10 in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy Is Associated with Preterm Birth: A Birth-Based Health Information Cohort Study

Table 2

Crude and adjusted odd ratios for the risk of gestational age (wk) and PTB caused by PM10 exposure in the second trimester of pregnancy.

OutcomeCrudeModel IModel II
OR/ (95% CI) valueOR/ (95% CI) valueOR/ (95% CI) value

Gestational age (wk)
(μg/m3)0.02 (0.01, 0.02)<0.0010.02 (0.01, 0.03)<0.0010.02 (0.01, 0.03)<0.001
(μg/m3)-0.47 (-0.48, -0.46)<0.001-0.48 (-0.50, -0.47)<0.001-0.48 (-0.49, -0.47)<0.001
PTB
(μg/m3)1.02 (1.00, 1.04)0.1291.00 (0.95, 1.06)0.8831.01 (0.95, 1.05)0.992
(μg/m3)1.71 (1.63, 1.78)<0.0011.75 (1.67, 1.83)<0.0011.78 (1.69, 1.87)<0.001

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval. Model I adjusted for season of conception and maternal age. Model II adjusted for season of conception, parity, maternal age, preeclampsia, history of cesarean section, maternal anemia, maternal obesity, and diabetes.