Table 1.
Variable | Women who initially consented (n = 483) | Women who enrolled (n = 383) | Women observed to 1 y (n = 347) |
---|---|---|---|
Maternal age, yb | 25.6 (14–45) | 25.6 (15–43) | 25.7 (15–43) |
Race/ethnicity | |||
Mexican | 60.0 | 62.7 | 65.1 |
Puerto Rican | 16.8 | 15.4 | 14.4 |
Other/mixed Hispanic | 10.6 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
African American | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
Other | 6.2 | 5.0 | 3.8 |
Born in the United States | 41.7 | 39.2 | 37.8 |
Years in the United States for those not born in the United Statesb | 8.6 (0.2–39.0) | 8.4 (0.2–39.0) | 8.4 (0.2–39.0) |
Language | |||
English | 42.7 | 39.7 | 38.0 |
Spanish | 46.2 | 48.8 | 50.7 |
Both English and Spanish | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.2 |
Education completed | |||
< High school | 42.0 | 41.2 | 42.1 |
High school graduate | 32.9 | 33.9 | 34.0 |
Some college | 20.4 | 20.1 | 18.7 |
College graduate | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
Works outside the home | 32.6 | 31.3 | 30.0 |
Married | 44.0 | 46.5 | 47.3 |
No. of previous live births | |||
0 | 38.5 | 37.9 | 37.8 |
1 | 26.2 | 27.2 | 27.1 |
2 | 21.9 | 22.4 | 23.1 |
≥3 | 13.4 | 12.8 | 12.1 |
Health care site | |||
1 | 56.9 | 57.4 | 57.6 |
2 | 25.3 | 26.9 | 27.7 |
3 | 17.8 | 15.7 | 14.7 |
Data are given as percentage of patients in each group unless otherwise indicated. Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding.
Data are given as mean (range).