Background
Methods
Study design and population
Questionnaire and study variables
Characteristics | Total, n (%) |
---|---|
Maternal age (years) | |
<24 | 97 (3) |
25-29 | 774 (24) |
30-34 | 1363 (42) |
35-39 | 789 (24) |
≥40 | 215 (7) |
Mean (SD) | 32 (5) |
Missing data; 0 | |
Parity | |
Nulliparous | 1960 (61) |
Multiparous | 1278 (39) |
Missing data. O | |
Danish language skills | |
Yes | 3068 (96) |
No | 132 (4) |
Missing data: 38 | |
Cohabitation | |
Yes | 2949 (93) |
No | 236 (7) |
Missing data; 53 | |
Education | |
Compulsory school | 194 (7) |
Skilled | 106 (4) |
Tertitary | 210 (7) |
Bachelor or equivalent | 897 (31) |
Master or equivalent | 1451 (51) |
Missing data: 380 | |
Occupation | |
Working | 2066 (71) |
Unemployed | 166 (6) |
Student | 464 (16) |
Othera | 206 (7) |
Missing data: 336 | |
BMI (kg/m2) | |
Underweight (<18.5) | 154 (5) |
Normal (18.5-24.9) | 2291 (77) |
Overweight (25–29.9) | 398 (14) |
Obese (>30) | 126 (4) |
Mean (SD) | 23 (4) |
Missing data: 269 | |
Chronic illness | |
Yes | 272 (9) |
No | 2399 (82) |
Other illnessb | 255 (9) |
Missing data: 312 |
Statistical analysis
Results
Maternal characteristics in the study population
Prevalence of weekly alcohol consumption and risk factors for binge drinking
Binge drinking | Yes, | No, | crude OR | ajusted ORa |
---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | 95 % Cl | ||
Parity | ||||
Nullipara | 820 (42) | 1140 (58) | Ref. | Ref. |
Multipara | 314 (25) | 964 (75) | 0.45 | 0.50 (0.39-0.62) |
Missing data: 0 | ||||
Previous miscarriages | ||||
Yes | 247 (38) | 407 (62) | 1.16 | 0.81 (0.63-1.03) |
No | 887 (34) | 1697 (66) | Ref. | Ref. |
Missing data: 0 | ||||
Time to pregnancy, months | ||||
0-2 | 676 (40) | 1032 (60) | Ref. | Ref. |
3-11 | 338 (36) | 597 (64) | 0.86 | 1.00 (0.79-1.26) |
≥12 | 77 (18) | 351 (82) | 0.34 | 1.03 (0.68-1.57) |
Missing data: 167 | ||||
Pregnancy planning | ||||
Very planned | 362 (25) | 1100 (75) | Ref. | Ref. |
Fairly planned | 386 (44) | 499 (56) | 2.35 | 1.78 (1.40-2.25) |
Neither planned nor unplanned | 214 (44) | 272 (56) | 2.39 | 2.74 (2.01-3.73) |
Fairly unplanned | 62 (53) | 54 (47) | 3.49 | 3.02 (1.78-5.10) |
Very unplanned Missing data: 155 | 66 (49) | 68 (51) | 2.95 | 2.87 (1.70-4.84) |
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) | ||||
Yes | 32 (8) | 370 (92) | 0.13 | 0.12 (0.07-0.21) |
No | 1051 (39) | 1621 (61) | Ref. | Ref. |
Missing data: 164
| ||||
Exercise | ||||
Yes | 760 (38) | 1269 (62) | 1.53 | 1.12 (0.89-1.43) |
No | 242 (28) | 617 (72) | Ref. | Ref. |
Missing data: 350
| ||||
Alcohol before pregnancy, no of units/week | ||||
0 | 96 (10) | 864 (90) | Ref. | Ref. |
1 | 169 (29) | 411 (71) | 3.70 | 4.48 (3.14-6.40) |
2-7 | 727 (48) | 780 (52) | 8.39 | 10.23 (7.44-14.06) |
≥8 | 135 (76) | 43 (24) | 28.26 | 33.18 (19.53-56.36) |
Missing data: 13 | ||||
Smoking before pregnancy | ||||
No | 951 (33) | 1943 (67) | Ref. | Ref. |
Yes | 167 (54) | 142 (46) | 2.40 | 2.24 (1.59-3.15) |
Missing data: 230
|
Characteristics
|
Responding, n (%)
|
Missing, n (%)
|
P-value
|
---|---|---|---|
Maternal age (years)
| |||
<24 |
97 (3)
|
37 (5)
| |
25-29 |
774 (24)
|
208 (26)
| |
30-34 |
1363 (42)
|
311 (39)
| |
35-39 |
789 (24)
|
187 (24)
| |
≥40 |
215 (7)
|
50 (6)
|
0.081
|
Parity
| |||
Nulliparous |
1960 (61)
|
499 (63)
| |
Multiparous |
1278 (39)
|
294 (37)
|
0.215
|
Danish language skills
| |||
Yes |
3068 (96)
|
755 (96)
| |
No |
132 (4)
|
28 (4)
|
0.483
|
Cohabitation
| |||
Yes |
2949 (93)
|
716 (92)
| |
No |
236 (7)
|
63 (8)
|
0.521
|
Education
| |||
Compulsory school |
194 (7)
|
56 (8)
| |
Skilled |
106 (4)
|
23 (3)
| |
Tertitary |
210 (7)
|
48 (7)
| |
Bachelor or equivalent |
897 (31)
|
220 (34)
| |
Master or equivalent |
1451 (51)
|
308 (47)
|
0.321
|
Occupation
| |||
Working |
2066 (71)
|
454 (68)
| |
Unemployed |
166 (6)
|
41 (6)
| |
Student |
464 (16)
|
129 (19)
| |
Other
b
|
206 (7)
|
46 (7)
|
0.204
|
BMI (kg/m
2
)
| |||
Underweight (<18.5) |
154 (5)
|
35 (5)
| |
Normal (18.5-24.9)
|
2291 (77)
|
518 (76)
| |
Overweight (25–29.9)
|
398 (14)
|
93 (14)
| |
Obese (>30)
|
126 (4)
|
36 (5)
|
0.689
|
Mean (SD)
|
23 (4)
| ||
Chronic illness
| |||
Yes
|
272 (9)
|
64 (9)
| |
No |
2399 (82)
|
594 (84)
| |
Other illness
c
|
255 (9)
|
51 (7)
|
0.399
|
Miscarriage
| |||
Yes |
654 (20)
|
150 (19)
| |
No |
2584 (80)
|
643 (81)
|
0.418
|
Time to pregnancy, months
| |||
0-2 |
1708 (56)
|
434 (61)
| |
3-11 |
935 (30)
|
195 (27)
| |
≥12 |
428 (14)
|
83 (12)
|
0.031
|
Pregnancy planning
| |||
Very planned |
1462 (47)
|
288 (40)
| |
Fairly planned |
885 (29)
|
202 (28)
| |
Neither planned nor unplanned |
486 (16)
|
160 (22)
| |
Fairly unplanned |
116 (4)
|
38 (5)
| |
Very unplanned |
134 (4)
|
34 (5)
|
0.000
|
Assisted reproductive technology (ART)
| |||
Yes |
402 (13)
|
74 (10)
| |
No |
2672 (87)
|
648 (90)
|
0.039
|
Exercice
| |||
Yes |
2019 (70)
|
475 (71)
| |
No |
859 (30)
|
189 (28)
|
0.514
|
Alcohol before pregnancy, no of units/week
| |||
0 |
960 (30)
|
17 (13)
| |
1 |
580 (18)
|
23 (18)
| |
2-7 |
1507 (47)
|
74 (58)
| |
≥8 |
178 (5)
|
14 (11)
|
0.000
|
Smoking before pregnancy
| |||
Yes |
309 (10)
|
87 (11)
| |
No |
2894 (90)
|
692 (89)
|
0.203
|