Table 3

Predictive values of secondhand smoke exposure measures during pregnancy along with sociodemographic, pregnancy characteristics for predicting SGA birth (N=545) Guangdong, China, 2009–2011

VariablesAUROCH-L test
p Value
Estimate (95% CI)Differencesp Value
Model 1 (Sociodemographics†)0.581 (0.525 to 0.637)−0.1030.0090.571
Model 2 (Sociodemographics+Pregnancy Characteristics‡)0.665 (0.612 to 0.719)−0.0190.6190.673
Model 3 (Sociodemographics+Pregnancy Characteristics+SHS exposure measures)
 Self-report, min/day (as a continuous variable)0.684 (0.631 to 0.737)Reference0.406
 Serum cotinine, ng/mL (as a continuous variable)0.669 (0.616 to 0.722)−0.0150.6951.000
 CYP2A6*40.669 (0.616 to 0.722)−0.0150.6950.577
 Self-report+Serum cotinine0.684 (0.631 to 0.737)0.0001.0001.000
 Self-report+CYP2A6*40.686 (0.634 to 0.738)0.0020.9580.612
 Serum cotinine+CYP2A6*40.671 (0.619 to 0.724)−0.0130.7320.997
 Serum cotinine+Self-report+CYP2A6*40.687 (0.635 to 0.739)0.0030.9371.000
Model 4 (Sociodemographics+Pregnancy Characteristics+SHS exposure measures)
 Self-report (as a binary variable§)0.678 (0.626 to 0.731)−0.0060.8740.164
 Serum cotinine (as a binary variable¶)0.672 (0.619 to 0.724)−0.0120.7530.414
 CYP2A6*40.669 (0.616 to 0.722)−0.0150.6950.577
 Self-report+Serum cotinine0.681 (0.629 to 0.733)−0.0040.9370.063
 Self-report+CYP2A6*40.682 (0.630 to 0.734)−0.0020.9580.338
 Serum cotinine+CYP2A6*40.673 (0.621 to 0.725)−0.0110.7720.540
 Serum cotinine+Self-report+CYP2A6*40.684 (0.632 to 0.735)−0.0011.0000.264
  • †Maternal age and educational levels.

  • ‡Maternal prepregnancy body mass index, parity, gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension and gestational weight gain velocity during the second and third trimesters (kg/week).

  • §Conventional cut-off point (0 vs >0 min/day).

  • ¶Conventional cut-off point (<2 vs ≥2 ng/mL).

  • AUROC, area under the receiver operating curve; SGA, small-for-gestational-age; SHS, secondhand smoke.