Table 2.
Participant hardship characteristics and mean birth weight (grams) among MIREC study participants in Canada, 2008–2011
| n (%)a |
Birth weight (g) Mean (SD) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1982 (100) | 3452 (532) |
| Racially minoritized background | ||
| Yes | 339 (18) | 3333 (529) |
| No | 1517 (82) | 3479 (529) |
| Low income | ||
| Yes | 72 (4) | 3348 (515) |
| No | 1698 (96) | 3460 (529) |
| Low education | ||
| Yes | 160 (9) | 3380 (571) |
| No | 1649 (91) | 3458 (528) |
| Lone parenthood | ||
| Yes | 87 (5) | 3398 (626) |
| No | 1769 (95) | 3455 (527) |
| Living alone | ||
| Yes | 36 (2) | 3384 (645) |
| No | 1820 (98) | 3454 (529) |
| Current student | ||
| Yes | 201 (10) | 3461 (484) |
| No | 1763 (90) | 3451 (537) |
| Immigrant | ||
| Yes | 370 (19) | 3379 (549) |
| No | 1612 (81) | 3469 (526) |
| Low supplemental folic acid intake (< 400g/day) | ||
| Yes | 104 (5) | 3361 (523) |
| No | 1878 (95) | 3457 (532) |
| Having chronic illnesses | ||
| Yes | 491 (25) | 3404 (579) |
| No | 1476 (75) | 3467 (514) |
anumbers may not sum up to total due to missing data