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. 2010 May 20;27(7):409–414. doi: 10.1007/s10815-010-9433-4

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics

Characteristic Controls (N = 195) Cases (N = 18) P-value
Maternal age (years) 33.0 (±6.9) 31.4 (7.3) 0.348
Gestational age (weeks)a 14.3 (±2.65) 15.1 (3.13) 0.277
Race/Ethnicity 0.072
 White 114 (59%) 5 (28%)
 Black 34 (17%) 5 (28%)
 Hispanic 18 (9%) 4 (22%)
 Other 29 (15%) 4 (22%)
Maternal weight (pounds) 155.2 (±37.7) 165.3 (56.7) 0.300
Primagravida 45 (23%) 1 (6%) 0.084
Nulliparous 79 (41%) 4 (22%) 0.128
Current Smoker 30 (16%) 2 (11%) 0.622
Uninsured 15 (8%) 2 (11%) 0.865
Abnormal serum screen 124 (65%) 15 (83%) 0.120

Results are presented as mean (±standard deviation) or n (%)

aGestational age at the time of serum screening