Table 2

IRR of pregnancy loss times (counts) from childhood secondhand smoke exposure in female never smokers by negative binominal regression (after PSM)

IRR (95% CI)
NCrude modelModel 1Model 2
Number of smokers
 None (reference)7782111
 1 smoker59381.02 (0.93 to 1.12)1.03 (0.94 to 1.14)1.03 (0.94 to 1.13)
 ≥2 smokers18441.18 (1.03 to 1.35)*1.21 (1.06 to 1.38)*1.20 (1.05 to 1.37)*
 P for trend0.030.010.02
Frequency of exposure
 None (reference)7782111
 <5 times/week19250.82 (0.71 to 0.95)0.84 (0.72 to 0.97)0.84 (0.73 to 0.97)
 ≥5 times/week58571.14 (1.04 to 1.25)*1.15 (1.05 to 1.26)*1.14 (1.04 to 1.25)*
 P for trend0.0070.0040.006
  • *p<0.05.

  • Model 1: Adjusted for age.

  • Model 2: Adjusted for age, education, past occupational dust exposure, past home fuel exposure, oral contraceptive, adulthood passive smoke exposure, age at first pregnancy and age at first menarche.

  • IRR, incidence rate ratio; PSM, propensity score matching.