Table 3 |
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Demographic and clinical characteristics of high PD risk fathers vs low PD risk fathers |
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Fathers at high risk of PD (n = 63) |
Fathers at low risk of PD (n = 436) |
Prevalence % |
p-value** |
Crude OR (95% CI) |
Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
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Age group |
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Mean age (SD) |
35.32 (6.72) |
36.41 (5.34) |
0.002 |
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< 30 years |
12 |
32 |
27.3 |
2.97 (1.44-6.13) |
1.98 (0.86-4.61) |
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≥ 30 years |
51 |
404 |
11.2 |
1 |
1 |
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Nationality* |
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Italian |
50 |
394 |
11.3 |
0.01 |
1 |
1 |
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Non Italian |
12 |
38 |
24 |
2.49 (1.22-5.07) |
1.23 (0.51-2.95) |
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Educational level* |
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Middle+ |
22 |
79 |
21.8 |
0.002 |
2.42 (1.36-4.29) |
1.71 (0.92-3.20) |
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High++ |
41 |
356 |
10.3 |
1 |
1 |
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Employment* |
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Unskilled° |
16 |
37 |
30.2 |
0 |
3.73 (1.93-7.23) |
2.24 (1.02-4.96) |
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Skilled |
46 |
397 |
10.4 |
1 |
1 |
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Marital status* |
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Married^ |
62 |
434 |
12.5 |
0.111 |
1 |
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Single |
1 |
1 |
50 |
7.0 (0.43-113.35) |
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Pathology of father |
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No |
42 |
293 |
12.5 |
0.933 |
1 |
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Yes |
21 |
143 |
12.8 |
1.02 (0.58-1.79) |
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Pathology of mother |
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No |
43 |
259 |
14.2 |
0.179 |
1 |
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Yes |
20 |
177 |
10.2 |
0.68 (0.37-1.24) |
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Number of sons* |
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1 |
41 |
272 |
13.1 |
0.745 |
1.10 (0.61-1.98) |
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≥ 2 |
22 |
160 |
12.1 |
1 |
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Gestational Age |
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≤ 36 wk |
4 |
25 |
13.8 |
0.845 |
1.11 (0.37-3.32) |
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> 36 wk |
59 |
411 |
12.6 |
1 |
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Delivery* |
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Vaginal |
39 |
281 |
12.2 |
0.777 |
1 |
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Abdominal |
23 |
153 |
13.1 |
1.08 (0.62-1.88) |
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Gender of infant |
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Male |
37 |
221 |
14.3 |
0.232 |
1 |
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Female |
26 |
215 |
10.8 |
0.72 (0.41-1.27) |
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Weight at birth |
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≤ 2500 g |
4 |
24 |
14.3 |
0.785 |
1.16 (0.39-3.47) |
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> 2500 g |
59 |
412 |
12.5 |
1 |
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Pathology of infant |
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No |
42 |
307 |
12 |
0.231 |
1 |
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Yes |
24 |
126 |
16 |
1.39 (0.78-2.47) |
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Hospitalization of infant |
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No |
58 |
421 |
12.1 |
0.699 |
1 |
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Yes |
3 |
17 |
15 |
1.28 (0.29-4.83) |
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Feeding of infant* |
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Breastfeeding |
33 |
274 |
10.7 |
0.205 |
1 |
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Bottlefeeding# |
25 |
145 |
14.7 |
1.43 (0.79-2.59) |
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Season of interview* |
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Autumn |
25 |
201 |
11.1 |
0.555 |
1 |
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Winter |
0 |
7 |
0 |
- |
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Spring |
6 |
32 |
15.8 |
1.51 (0.57-3.96) |
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Summer |
31 |
196 |
13.7 |
1.27 (0.72-2.23) |
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Note: Variables with a p-value < 0.05 were included in the multivariate analysis *Information is not available for all fathers ** p-value for Chi-square test + include primary education ++include diploma and degree °include unemployed ^include common-law husband # include mixed breastfeeding |
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Currò et al. Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2009 35:32 doi:10.1186/1824-7288-35-32 |
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