Table 1.
Sociodemographic and Obstetric Characteristics of Individuals with Cancer Diagnosis During Pregnancy and an Age- and Birth Year-Matched Sample of Individuals Without Cancer During Pregnancy
| Individuals with cancer diagnosis in pregnancy N = 555 |
Matched individuals with pregnancies without cancer diagnosis N = 2,667 |
|
|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Year of delivery | ||
| 2000–2007 | 217 (39%) | 1044 (39%) |
| 2008–2017 | 338 (61%) | 1623 (61%) |
| Age at delivery (years) | ||
| 18–24 | 61 (11%) | 290 (11%) |
| 25–29 | 115 (21%) | 556 (21%) |
| 30–34 | 196 (35%) | 946 (35%) |
| 35–40 | 183 (33%) | 875 (33%) |
| Median age (IQR) | 32 (28, 35) | 32 (28, 35) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic (any race) | 78 (14%) | 575 (22%) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 61 (11%) | 367 (14%) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 337 (61%) | 1288 (48%) |
| Non-Hispanic, other race | 48 (9%) | 243 (9%) |
| Unknown/missing | 31 (6%) | 194 (7%) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 375 (68%) | 1767 (66%) |
| Not married | 101 (18%) | 532 (20%) |
| Unknown/missing | 79 (14%) | 368 (14%) |
| Initiation of prenatal care | ||
| Early (first trimester) | 450 (81%) | 2052 (77%) |
| Late (second or third trimester) | 47 (8%) | 330 (12%) |
| Missing | 55 (10%) | 271 (10%) |
| Parity (number of previous livebirths) | ||
| 0 | 194 (35%) | 867 (33%) |
| 1 | 215 (39%) | 977 (37%) |
| 2 | 85 (15%) | 468 (18%) |
| 3 | 43 (8%) | 208 (8%) |
| 4+ | 18 (3%) | 146 (5%) |
| Gestational weeks at delivery Mean (SD) | 37.6 (2.3) | 38.6 (2.0) |
IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.