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Table 5 ORs for relationships between PTB risk and fermented food intake frequency before pregnancy in women who have a history of PTB by logistic regression analysis, (A) less than 34 weeks, (B) 34+0 to 36+6 weeks (Additional analysis)

From: Fermented foods and preterm birth risk from a prospective large cohort study: the Japan Environment and Children’s study

 

(A) Early preterm delivery (< 34 weeks)

(B) Late preterm (34–36 weeks)

Cases/All (%)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

Cases/All (%)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

Miso soup, n (%)

 <1 day a week

7/311 (2.25)

Reference

 

32/311 (10.3)

Reference

 

 1–2 days a week

14/534 (2.62)

0.99 (0.38–2.62)

0.991

62/534 (11.6)

1.18 (0.74–1.91)

0.481

 3–4 days a week

26/725 (3.59)

1.41 (0.59–3.39)

0.441

80/725 (11.0)

1.08 (0.68–1.71)

0.758

 ≥5 days a week

26/937 (2.77)

1.17 (0.49–2.82)

0.721

105/937 (11.2)

1.03 (0.66–1.61)

0.897

Yogurt, n (%)

 <1 time a week

28/844 (3.32)

Reference

 

87/844 (10.3)

Reference

 

 1–4 times a week

33/1097 (3.01)

0.89 (0.50–1.57)

0.678

132/1097 (12.0)

1.26 (0.92–1.73)

0.146

 ≥5 times a week

12/566 (2.12)

0.65 (0.30–1.38)

0.261

60/566 (10.6)

1.08 (0.74–1.57)

0.692

Cheese, n (%)

 <1 time a week

33/1161 (2.84)

Reference

 

122/1161 (10.5)

Reference

 

 1–2 times a week

26/782 (3.32)

1.40 (0.79–2.49)

0.247

99/782 (12.7)

1.33 (0.98–1.80)

0.065

 ≥3 times a week

14/564 (2.48)

0.86 (0.42–1.78)

0.686

58/564 (10.3)

0.99 (0.70–1.41)

0.962

Fermented soybeans, n (%)

 <1time a week

36/965 (3.73)

Reference

 

104/965 (10.8)

Reference

 

 1–2 times a week

21/858 (2.45)

0.52 (0.28–0.97)

0.039

95/858 (11.1)

1.03 (0.75–1.41)

0.863

 ≥3 times a week

16/684 (2.34)

0.52 (0.26–1.02)

0.056

80/684 (11.7)

1.03 (0.74–1.44)

0.859

  1. Note: Adjusted OR was estimated by applying multivariable analyses considering the following confounders;(A) mother age, BMI, smoking history, parity, previous, educational background, household income and working ≥42 h/week, (B) mother age, BMI, smoking history, parity, previous, educational background, household income and working ≥42 h/week and part-timer. Their categories were shown in method section