Table 2.

Descriptive characteristics of cases and controls included in analysis

	Cleft lip ± palate			Cleft palate
	Casesa	Controlsb	p	Casesc	Controlsd	p
	n (%)	n (%)		n (%)	n (%)
Age
<25 Years	126 (39.5)	2,914 (38.0)	0.596	63 (30.6)	2,914 (38.0)	0.030
25–29 Years	81 (25.4)	2,009 (26.2)	0.743	62 (30.1)	2,009 (26.2)	0.212
30–34 Years	70 (21.9)	1,793 (23.4)	0.547	56 (27.2)	1,793 (23.4)	0.206
≥35 Years	42 (13.2)	947 (12.4)	0.668	25 (12.1)	947 (12.4)	0.924
Sex
Female	116 (36.5)	3,697 (48.2)		120 (58.3)	3,697 (48.3)
Male	202 (63.5)	3,965 (51.8)	<0.0001	86 (41.8)	3,965 (51.8)	0.005
Race
White	202 (63.3)	4,212 (55.0)	0.003	134 (65.1)	4,212 (55.0)	0.004
Black	56 (17.5)	2,129 (27.8)	<0.0001	45 (21.8)	2,129 (27.8)	0.060
Hispanic	49 (15.4)	1,016 (13.3)	0.279	24 (11.7)	1,016 (13.3)	0.501
Other	12 (3.8)	306 (4.0)	0.836	3 (1.5)	306 (4.0)	0.064
Insurance
Private insurer	188 (58.9)	4,775 (62.3)		131 (63.6)	4,775 (62.3)
Medicaid	131 (41.1)	2,888 (37.7)	0.223	75 (36.4)	2,888 (37.7)	0.708
Prenatal care
1st/2nd trimester	314 (98.4)	7,401 (96.6)		197 (95.6)	7,401 (96.6)
3rd trimester	5 (1.6)	262 (3.4)	0.072	9 (4.4)	262 (3.4)	0.461

^an = 319.

^bn = 7,663.

^cn = 206.

^dn = 7,663.