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Table 2 Estimates of mean, intracluster correlation coefficients (ICC), their respective 95% CI, design effect (Deff), and mean cluster size (n a ) for numeric maternal characteristics

From: Intracluster correlation coefficients for the Brazilian Multicenter Study on Preterm Birth (EMIP): methodological and practical implications

Variable

Mean

ICC

95% CI for ICC

Deff

na

Age (years)

26.1

0.018

0.004-0.033

5.3

265

Month stopped working

6.9

0.015

<0.001-0.032

2.6

99

Workload (hours daily)

8.0

0.040

0.007-0.072

6.9

98

Pre-pregnancy weight (Kg)

62.1

0.021

0.005-0.038

6.6

250

Height (m)

1.6

0.041

0.011-0.071

9.8

238

Final weight (Kg)

73.2

0.022

0.005-0.040

6.4

237

Weight gain in pregnancy (Kg)

10.9

0.012

0.001-0.023

4.5

229

Initial Body Mass Index (Kg/m2)

24.4

0.012

0.001-0.024

4.5

230

Final Body Mass Index (Kg/m2)

28.7

0.016

0.002-0.030

5.5

220

Number of pregnancies

2.4

0.006

<0.001-0.013

2.8

265

Number of vaginal deliveries

0.8

0.005

<0.001-0.011

2.5

265

Number of cesarean sections

0.3

0.014

0.002-0.025

4.7

265

Number of abortions

0.3

0.006

<0.001-0.013

2.3

265

Number of uterine curettage

0.2

0.008

<0.001-0.015

2.9

264