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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2012 Jun;33(5):405–415. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e3182564704

Table 1.

Maternal, child, and placental characteristics of the POUCH subcohort and the analytic samplea

POUCH Subcohort (N = 1303)b
Analytic Sample (N = 762)
N (Wt %) N (Wt %)
Maternal Characteristics
Age (years)*
 < 25 622 (43) 322 (39)
 ≥ 25 681 (57) 440 (61)
Education (years)*
 ≤ 12 672 (46) 329 (41)
 > 12 631 (54) 433 (59)
Race
 White/Other 754 (76) 504 (76)
 African-American 549 (24) 258 (24)
Parity
 Primiparous 544 (41) 325 (42)
 Multiparous 758 (59) 437 (58)
Marital Status*
 Unmarried 750 (48) 385 (46)
 Married 549 (52) 377 (54)
Tobacco Use
 No 1054 (82) 637 (84)
 Yes 249 (18) 125 (16)
Hypertensive Disorders
 No 1168 (91) 677 (90)
 Yes 135 (9) 85 (10)
Depressive Symptoms during Pregnancy
 CES-D < 24 1049 (84) 641 (86)
 CES-D ≥ 24 249 (16) 119 (14)
Serious Mental Illness Symptoms: POUCHChild Survey
 K6 < 19 681 (90)
 K6 ≥ 19 81 (10)
Child Characteristics
Small for Gestational Age
 No 1158 (91) 689 (91)
 Yes 144 (9) 73 (9)
Child Sex
 Male 668 (49) 386 (48)
 Female 635 (51) 376 (52)
Child Age at Survey*
 3 to < 6 years 1019 (71) 484 (61)
 6 to 9 years 284 (29) 278 (39)
Placental Characteristics
High MV-O or MV-D N = 1064 N = 649
 No 836 (80) 515 (80)
 Yes 228 (20) 134 (20)

Abbreviations: CES-D (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale); K6 (Kessler Screening Instrument for Serious Mental Illnesses); MV-D (Maternal Vascular Pathology: Developmental); MV-O (Maternal Vascular Pathology: Obstructive)

Note. Missing data from POUCH subcohort: Parity (N=1), Marital Status (N=4), Depressive Symptom during Pregnancy (N=5), Small for Gestational Age (N=1). Missing data from analytic sample: Depressive Symptoms during Pregnancy (N=2).

a

Weighted percents reflect the removal of early preterm deliveries (< 34 weeks) from the POUCH cohort (and thus, the subcohort) prior to adjustment for the POUCH Study sampling scheme.

b

Sample size reflects removal of early preterm deliveries (N=68)

*

p < 0.05