Table I.

Sample Demographic and Neonatal Characteristics at NICU Discharge (N = 130)

Variable	Range or frequency (and %)	Mean	SD
Maternal age	17–42	29.66	6.20
Maternal education (years)	8–21	14.27	2.63
Family income per Year ($)	0–210,000	58,133	44,936.31
Number of children mother has given birth to	1–11	2	2.63
Gender of child
Male	68 (52.3%)
Female	62 (47.7%)
Infant race
African American	19 (14.6%)
Asian	1 (0.8%)
Caucasian	87 (66.9%)
Latino	2 (1.5%)
Middle Eastern	2 (0.8%)
Multiracial	20 (15.4%)
Marital status
Married or cohabitating	105 (80.8%)
Not married or cohabitating	25 (19.2%)
Infant gestational age at birth (in weeks)	23.71–37.14	31.88	3.02
Infant birth weight	564–3328	1,776.63	580.72
Extremely low (<1,000 g)	19 (14.6%)
Very low (<1,500 g)	25 (19.2%)
Low (<2,500 g)	74 (56.9%)
Normal (≥2,500 g)	12 (9.2%)
Days hospitalized	2–136	30.31	27.16
Multiple birth	27 (20.8%)
Medical concerns
Apnea	91 (70.0%)
Respiratory distress syndrome	76 (58.5%)
Chronic lung disease	11 (8.5%)
Gastroesophageal reflux	12 (9.2%)
Sepsis and other infections	18 (13.8%)

Note. NICU = neonatal intensive care unit.