Table 1.

Comparison of controls (non-OC) and oral cleft infants

	Controls (n=1,654)	Oral clefts (n=1,654)	P value
Male	51.1%	55.7%	.001
Maternal mean age	27.7±6.2	27.2±5.9	.01
Maternal race/ethnicity			.00
NH-White	55.1%	67.5%
NH- Black	14.0%	6.2%
Hispanic/Latino	23.5%	18.8%
Maternal education (years)	13.0±3.0	12.8±2.9	.03
Maternal tobacco use	10.4%	18.4%	.00
Maternal alcohol use	.7%	.9%	NS
Maternal diabetes	3.5%	4.4%	NS
Maternal chronic hypertension	.7%	1.2%	NS
Pregnancy-associated hypertension	3.2%	4.6%	.05