Table 3.
Sample characteristics by race and mode of delivery
| Comparisons by Maternal race | Comparisons by mode of delivery | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA mom N=738 | Non-AA N=449 | p-value | C-section N=436 | Vaginal N=738 | p-value | |
| Mom age, mean (s.d.) | 29.0 (5.3) | 30.3 (5.0) | <0.001 | 30.6 (5.3) | 28.8(5.1) | <0.001 |
| Indoor Pet, n (%) | 186(25.2%) | 234 (52.7%) | <0.001 | 144(33.0%) | 272 (36.9%) | 0.19 |
| African American race, n (%) | 284(65.1%) | 446 (60.4%) | 0.11 | |||
| Mom allergic history, n (%) | 224 (30.5%) | 116(25.9%) | 0.09 | 116(26.6%) | 219(29.8%) | 0.24 |
| Mother smoke, n (%) | 80(10.8%) | 59(13.1%) | 0.23 | 53(12.2%) | 84(11.4%) | 0.69 |
| ETS1, n(%) | 220 (29.8%) | 107(23.8%) | 0.025 | 110(25.2%) | 209 (28.3%) | 0.25 |
| Delivery by c-section, n (%) | 284 (38.9%) | 152(34.2%) | 0.11 | |||
| Male gender (baby), n (%) | 366 (49.6%) | 226 (50.3%) | 0.80 | 198(45.4%) | 389 (52.7%) | 0.016 |
| Firstborn, n (%) | 264 (35.8%) | 169(37.6%) | 0.52 | 177(40.6%) | 253 (34.3%) | 0.030 |
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ETS = environmental tobacco smoke defined as an adult in household who smokes at least 1 cigarette per day inside the home