Table 1.
Family Demographic and Infant Neonatal Health Characteristics (n = 171)
| Variable | Range | M or Frequency | SD or % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age (years) | 17 – 42 | 29 | 6.29 |
| Maternal education (years) | 8 – 21 | 14 | 2.69 |
| Family income | 0 – 500,000 | 59,287 | 53,102 |
| Marital status (% married) | 117 | 68% | |
| Gender (female) | 81 | 47% | |
| Multiple birth (% yes) | 32 | 19% | |
| Birthweight (grams) | 490 – 3328 | 1711g | 580g |
| ELBW | 28 | 16% | |
| VLBW | 37 | 22% | |
| LBW | 93 | 54% | |
| NBW | 13 | 8% | |
| Appropriateness of weight | |||
| LGA | 8 | 5% | |
| AGA | 144 | 84% | |
| SGA | 19 | 11% | |
| Apgar 1 minute | 1 – 9 | 5.88 | 1.97 |
| Apgar 5 minute | 2 – 10 | 7.91 | 1.32 |
| Days Hospitalized | 2–136 | 33.44 | 28.03 |
Note. ELBW = extremely low birth weight < 1000g; VLBW = very low birth weight < 1500g; LBW = low birth weight < 2500g; NBW = normal birthweight = ≥ 2500g; LGA = large for gestational age; AGA = appropriate for gestational age; SGA = small for gestational age.