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. 2012 Mar;129(3):494–502. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-1796

TABLE 1.

Risks of MDI Scores Associated With Social and Demographic Characteristics of the Mother

Maternal Characteristics <55 55–69 ≥70 Row N
Racial identity White 7 8 85 545
Black 20 15 65 242
Other 13 16 71 119
Hispanic Yes 17 13 70 108
No 11 10 79 808
Age <21 14 12 74 125
21–35 11 11 78 618
>35 10 10 80 178
Years of education <12 28 12 60 142
12 (high school) 11 15 75 232
>12 to <16 8 10 80 201
16 (college) 7 6 86 176
>16 4 8 88 138
Marital status Single 16 14 70 379
Married 8 9 83 542
Self and/or partner Yes 10 11 79 800
support No 20 11 69 101
Public insurance Yes 17 15 69 336
No 8 9 86 566
Prepregnancy BMI <18.5 9 6 85 66
18.5 to <25 9 11 80 452
25 to <30 11 9 80 183
>30 16 14 70 184
Maximum number of infants 103 99 719 921
Percent 11 11 78

These are row percents.