Table 2

Associations with intimate partner abuse among pregnant females in US emergency departments in 2016

CharacteristicUnadjustedAdjusted
OR95% CIOR95% CI
Age (years)
 18–253.37(1.83 to 6.22)4.30(2.18 to 8.47)
 26–352.57(1.40 to 4.73)3.35(1.69 to 6.62)
 >35Reference
Income quartile by ZIP code
 0–25th percentile1.74(1.14 to 2.64)1.40(0.90 to 2.19)
 26th–50th percentile1.56(1.03 to 2.37)1.38(0.91 to 2.10)
 51st–75th percentile1.44(0.89 to 2.32)1.33(0.82 to 2.17)
 76th–100th percentileReference
Payer
 Medicaid/Medicare1.88(1.41 to 2.51)1.76(1.30 to 2.38)
 Self-pay/No charge/Other2.05(1.42 to 2.95)2.00(1.37 to 2.93)
 Private insuranceReference
Urbanicity
 Central city1.79(1.09 to 2.94)1.93(1.16 to 3.23)
 Suburban1.16(0.69 to 1.94)1.34(0.78 to 2.30)
 Medium/small city1.36(0.83 to 2.22)1.37(0.82 to 2.28)
 RuralReference
Maternal mental health codes complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
 Alcohol use8.34(2.58 to 26.91)9.14(2.82 to 29.66)
 Drug use3.49(1.84 to 6.63)3.14(1.60 to 6.16)
 Tobacco use1.90(1.37 to 2.62)1.85(1.34 to 2.54)
 Other mental disorders2.64(1.57 to 4.46)2.79(1.61 to 4.82)
  • Adjusted ORs adjusted for age, median household income, payer source and urbanicity. ORs and CIs in bold type are significant (p<0.05).

  • CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.