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. 2013 Sep 3;13:168. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-168

Table 1.

Patient characteristics by race and ethnicity

Characteristic
Total
White
Black
Asian
Hispanic
(n = 4,483)
(n = 3,168)
(n = 344)
(n = 204)
(n = 767)
  n/(%) n/(%) n/(%) n/(%) n/(%)
Maternal age (yr)
 
 
 
 
 
  0- ≤ 19
43 (12.5)
345 (10.9)
43 (12.5)
7 (3.4)
311 (40.5)
  20- ≤ 24
112 (32.6)
688 (21.7)
112 (32.6)
29 (14.2)
285 (37.2)
  25- ≤ 29
124 (36.0)
987 (31.2)
124 (36.0)
72 (35.3)
108 (14.1)
  30- ≤ 34
48 (14.0)
803 (25.3)
48 (14.0)
72 (35.3)
47 (6.1)
  ≥35
17 (4.9)
345 (10.9)
17 (4.9)
24 (11.8)
16 (2.1)
Body mass index
 
 
 
 
 
  Underweight
199 (4.4)
118 (3.7)
10 (2.9)
24 (11.8)
47 (6.1)
  Normal weight
2,547(56.8)
1,790 (56.5)
184 (53.5)
152 (74.5)
421 (54.9)
  Overweight
1,043 (23.3)
754 (23.8)
92 (26.7)
18 (8.8)
179 (23.3)
  Obese
694 (15.5)
506 (16.0)
58 (16.9)
10 (4.9)
120 (15.6)
Neonate size
 
 
 
 
 
  SGA
410 (9.1)
238 (7.5)
34 (9.9)
39 (19.1)
99 (12.9)
  AGA
3,766 (84.0)
2,674 (84.4)
296 (86.0)
159 (77.9)
637 (83.1)
  LGA
307 (6.8)
256 (8.1)
14 (4.1)
6 (2.9)
31 (4.0)
Delivery mode
 
 
 
 
 
  SVD
3,322 (74.1)
2,333 (73.6)
251 (73.0)
136 (66.7)
602 (78.5)
  OVD
411 (9.2)
300 (9.5)
23 (6.7)
28 (13.7)
60 (7.8)
  ICD 750 (16.7) 535 (16.9) 70 (20.3) 40 (19.6) 105 (13.7)

SGA small for gestational age, AGA appropriate for gestation age, LGA large for gestational age.

SVD spontaneous vaginal delivery, OVD operative vaginal delivery, ICD intrapartum cesarean delivery.