Relative risk of fetal death, by father’s occupation, in infants born in the southern and eastern area who were conceived in April–September and in those conceived in the rest of the year, 1995–99
| Cause of death and father’s occupation | Conceived in April–September | Conceived in rest of year | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of fetal deaths | Rate per 1000 | Crude relative risk | Adjusted relative risk* | No. of fetal deaths | Rate per 1000 | Crude relative risk | Adjusted relative risk* | |
| *Adjusted for birth weight, infant’s sex, weeks of gestation, age, marital status, and mother’s economic activity. | ||||||||
| †Codes 740–759 of ICD-9 and Q00–Q99 of the ICD-10. | ||||||||
| Congenital anomalies† | ||||||||
| Non-manual workers | 70 | 0.4 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 115 | 0.7 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Manual workers | 67 | 0.5 | 1.19 (0.85 to 1.66) | 0.90 (0.64 to 1.28) | 68 | 0.5 | 1.07 (0.77 to 1.48) | 0.87 (0.62 to 1.23 |
| Agricultural workers | 26 | 1.1 | 2.40 (1.53 to 3.77) | 1.62 (1.01 to 2.60) | 15 | 0.6 | 1.17 (0.66 to 2.07) | 0.85 (0.47 to 1.52) |
| All other causes of death | ||||||||
| Non-manual workers | 494 | 3.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 453 | 2.8 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Manual workers | 431 | 3.4 | 1.08 (0.95 to 1.23) | 0.91 (0.79 to 1.04) | 470 | 3.5 | 1.12 (0.99 to 1.27) | 0.94 (0.83 to 1.07) |
| Agricultural workers | 131 | 5.3 | 1.72 (1.42 to 2.08) | 1.35 (1.11 to 1.65) | 122 | 4.8 | 1.56 (1.28 to 1.90) | 1.22 (0.99 to 1.49) |