Table 2.
All-cause and cause-specific mortality by infant sex at birth by number of prior livebirths in women in the Collaborative Perinatal Project Mortality Linkage Study.a
| Only Female Infant(s) | Only Male Infant(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| No. Deaths, (%) | No. Deaths, (%) | |
| Women with no prior livebirths (n=12,843) | ||
| N=6,283 | N=6,560 | |
| All-cause | 1,690 (26.9) | 1,789 (27.3) |
| CVD | 439 (7.0) | 505 (7.7) |
| Cancer | 612 (9.7) | 621 (9.5) |
| Women with 1 prior livebirth (N=9,904) | ||
| N=4,870 | N=5,034 | |
| All-cause | 1,627 (33.4) | 1,622 (32.2) |
| CVD | 443 (9.1) | 453 (9.0) |
| Cancer | 571 (11.7) | 565 (11.2) |
| Women with ≥ 2 prior livebirth (N=2,313) | ||
| N=1,053 | N=1,260 | |
| All-cause | 439 (41.7) | 520 (41.3) |
| CVD | 128 (12.2) | 159 (12.6) |
| Cancer | 140 (13.3) | 142 (11.3) |
Abbreviations: CVD: cardiovascular disease.
a
Women with a history of livebirths with female and male infants were not included in these analyses.