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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2012 Feb 8;50(4):406–413. doi: 10.1597/11-074

TABLE 1.

Sociodemographic Characteristics of Study 1 and Study 2 Participants, by Case versus Control Status

Characteristic STUDY 1 STUDY 2

Cases (N = 22)
N (%)
Controls (N = 18)
N (%)
Cases (N = 24)
N (%)
Controls (N = 124)
N (%)
Sex
female 7 (32) 7 (39) 9 (38) 66 (53)
male 15 (68) 11 (61) 15 (63) 58 (47)
Age at Ascertainment, years
4–4.9 6 (27) 6 (33) -- --
5–5.9 16 (73) 12 (67) 13 (54) 40 (32)
6–6.9 -- -- 5 (21) 33 (27)
7–6.9 -- -- 5 (21) 29 (23)
8–8.9 -- -- 1 (4) 21 (17)
≥9 -- -- 0 (0) 1 (1)
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic Caucasian -- -- 1 (4) 4 (3)
Non-Hispanic Caucasian 18 (82) 15 (83) 23 (96) 114 (92)
Other or Mixed Race/Ethnicity 4 (18) 3 (17) 0 (0) 6 (5)
Maternal Education (at time of Delivery)
≤12yrs -- -- 5 (21) 18 (15)
13–15yrs -- -- 2 (8) 24 (19)
16+yrs -- -- 17 (71) 82 (66)
Socioeconomic Statusa
I (High) 5 (23) 4 (22) -- --
II 12 (55) 13 (72) -- --
III–IV (Low) 5 (23) 1 (6) -- --
a

Hollingshead 4-factor index of social status:(Hollingshead, 1975) I=55–66; II=40–54; III=30–39; IV=20–29; V=8–19