Table 6

Crude and adjusted odds ratios and 95% CI of low birth weight for trimester specific and pregnancy average total trihalomethane (TTHM) exposure among term births

Low birth weight
TTHM (μg/l)First trimesterSecond trimesterThird trimesterPregnancy average
*Odds ratios adjusted for gestational age, infant gender, adequacy of prenatal care, maternal race, maternal education, maternal smoking, maternal age, parity, median household income, previous infant weighing 4000 g or more, previous preterm delivery, and maternal medical history (diabetes, eclampsia, hydramnios, chronic hypertension, hypertension during pregnancy, incompetent cervix, lung disease, renal disease, and uterine bleeding).
Crude OR (95% CI)
    0–601.01.01.01.0
    >60–801.06 (0.89 to 1.28)0.87 (0.71 to 1.07)0.97 (0.81 to 1.16)0.91 (0.77 to 1.08)
    >800.93 (0.75 to 1.13)1.09 (0.92 to 1.30)1.11 (0.93 to 1.32)1.08 (0.89 to 1.31)
Adjusted OR (95% CI)*
    0–601.01.01.01.0
    >60–801.13 (0.93 to 1.38)0.93 (0.75 to 1.15)1.08 (0.90 to 1.31)0.97 (0.81 to 1.26)
    >800.98 (0.79 to 1.21)1.14 (0.95 to 1.38)1.09 (0.91 to 1.31)1.05 (0.85 to 1.29)