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Table 2 Comparisons of different levels of maternal stress for the odds (odds ratio and reciprocal) of having female versus male offspring at birth.

From: Mother's occupation and sex ratio at birth

Level1

/Level2

Odds Ratio

95% CI of the odds ratio

2

1

0.94

1.07

3

1

1.12

0.89

3

2

1.20

0.83

4

1

1.05

0.95

4

2

1.12

0.89

4

3

0.94

1.07

5

1

0.98

1.02

5

2

1.05

0.95

5

3

0.87

1.14

5

4

0.93

1.07

6

1

0.99

1.01

6

2

1.06

0.94

6

3

0.88

1.13

6

4

0.94

1.06

6

5

1.01

0.99

7

1

1.44

0.69

7

2

1.54

0.65

7

3

1.28

0.78

7

4

1.37

0.73

7

5

1.47

0.68

7

6

1.45

0.69

8

1

0.97

1.03

8

2

1.04

0.97

8

3

0.86

1.16

8

4

0.92

1.08

8

5

0.99

1.01

8

6

0.98

1.02

8

7

0.67

1.49

9

1

1.54

0.65

9

2

1.64

0.61

9

3

1.37

0.73

9

4

1.47

0.68

9

5

1.57

0.64

9

6

1.55

0.64

9

7

1.07

0.94

9

8

1.59

0.63

10

1

0.82

1.22

10

2

0.87

1.14

10

3

0.73

1.37

10

4

0.78

1.28

10

5

0.83

1.20

10

6

0.83

1.21

10

7

0.57

1.76

10

8

0.84

1.18

10

9

0.53

1.88

  1. The data set includes information on all births collected between 2000 and 2005 by Addenbrooke's hospital in Cambridge, UK. Level 1 indicates the stress level level2 is compared to. Stress levels range from 1 (low) to 10 (highest). Stay-at-home mothers were ranked in job stress level 8. CI = confidence interval.