Table 3.
Prevalence, crude prevalence ratio (cPR) and adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR) of preconception care indicators by Region among 171,462 black and white women 18–44 years of age*, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2005, 2007, 2009
| Preconception Health Indicator | MS Delta* n = 625 |
MS non-Delta* n = 3049 |
Non-MS Delta states* n = 8060 |
Non-Delta US states* n = 159,728 |
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| % (SE)† | % (SE)† | cPR (95 % CI)† | aPR (95 % CI)†‡ | % (SE)† | cPR (95 % CI)† | aPR (95 % CI)†‡ | % (SE)† | cPR (95 % CI)† | aPR (95 % CI)†‡ | |
| General Health excellent, very good or good§ | 81.2 (2.4) | 86.9 (0.7) | 1.07 (1.01,1.14) | 0.99 (0.96, 1.02) | 87.5 (0.5) | 1.08 (1.02, 1.14) | 0.99 (0.96, 1.02) | 91.4 (0.1) | 1.13 (1.06, 1.19) | 1.01 (0.09, 1.04) |
| ≥ High School education§ | 82.6 (2.0) | 88.9 (0.8) | 1.08 (1.02, 1.13) | 1.00 (0.98, 1.03) | 91.9 (0.4) | 1.11 (1.06, 1.17) | 1.01 (0.99, 1.04) | 94.1 (0.1) | 1.14 (1.09, 1.20) | 1.03 (1.00, 1.05) |
| Have health care coverage§ | 73.2 (2.4) | 74.6 (1.0) | 1.02 (0.95, 1.09) | 0.96 (0.92, 1.00) | 79.5 (0.6) | 1.09 (1.02, 1.16) | 0.97 (0.94, 1.01) | 85.1 (0.2) | 1.16 (1.09, 1.24) | 1.01 (0.97, 1.05) |
| Had checkup in past year§ | 74.0 (2.3) | 63.3 (1.1) | 0.85 (0.80, 0.92) | 0.94 (0.86, 1.03) | 72.8 (0.7) | 0.98 (0.92, 1.05) | 1.08 (1.00, 1.18) | 66.8 (0.2) | 0.90 (0.85, 0.96) | 1.00 (0.92, 1.08) |
| Did not smoke every day or some days§ | 77.8 (2.5) | 76.5 (1.0) | 0.98 (0.92, 1.05) | 0.97 (0.92, 1.03) | 73.7 (0.7) | 0.95 (0.89, 1.01) | 0.95 (0.89, 1.00) | 77.2 (0.2) | 0.99 (0.93, 1.06) | 0.97 (0.92, 1.02) |
| Did not drink heavily (>1 drink daily) in past month§ | 97.0 (1.5) | 97.2 (0.4) | 1.00 (0.97, 1.03) | 0.99 (0.97, 1.00) | 96.6 (0.3) | 1.00 (0.97, 1.03) | 0.98 (0.97, 1.00) | 94.4 (0.1) | 0.97 (0.94, 1.00) | 0.96 (0.95, 0.98) |
| Did not binge drink (≥4 drinks on ≥1 day) in past month§ | 90.7 (2.0) | 91.0 (0.7) | 1.00 (0.96, 1.05) | 1.01 (0.96, 1.07) | 90.8 (0.4) | 1.00 (0.96, 1.05) | 1.02 (0.96, 1.07) | 83.3 (0.2) | 0.92 (0.88, 0.96) | 0.95 (0.90, 1.00) |
| Consumed ≥5 fruits and vegetables per day§ | 13.9 (1.7) | 18.6 (0.9) | 1.34 (1.04, 1.73) | 1.32 (1.01, 1.72) | 22.6 (0.6) | 1.63 (1.27, 2.08) | 1.54 (1.19, 1.99) | 25.2 (0.2) | 1.82 (1.43, 2.31) | 1.72 (1.34, 2.21) |
| 18.5 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 25.0 kg/m2§¶ | 23.0 (2.3) | 39.1 (1.2) | 1.70 (1.39, 2.09) | 1.21 (1.02, 1.44) | 43.0 (0.8) | 1.87 (1.54, 2.28) | 1.27 (1.08, 1.50) | 50.4 (0.2) | 2.19 (1.81, 2.67) | 1.37 (1.16, 1.61) |
| Met recommended weekly physical activity§ | 33.5 (2.6) | 42.0 (1.1) | 1.25 (1.07, 1.47) | 1.06 (0.92, 1.22) | 41.0 (0.8) | 1.23 (1.05, 1.43) | 1.01 (0.88, 1.16) | 53.9 (0.2) | 1.61 (1.38, 1.87) | 1.26 (1.11, 1.45) |
| Poor mental health <14 of past 30 days§ | 84.0 (2.3) | 83.0 (0.9) | 0.99 (0.93, 1.05) | 0.95 (0.91, 0.98) | 86.5 (0.5) | 1.03 (0.97, 1.09) | 0.98 (0.94, 1.01) | 86.8 (0.2) | 1.03 (0.98, 1.09) | 0.97 (0.94, 1.00) |
| Adequate social and emotional support§ | 58.4 (2.7) | 74.7 (1.0) | 1.28 (1.16, 1.41) | 1.05 (1.00, 1.12) | 79.6 (0.6) | 1.36 (1.24, 1.49) | 1.08 (1.02, 1.14) | 82.6 (0.2) | 1.41 (1.29, 1.55) | 1.09 (1.03, 1.15) |
| No diabetes (including gestational diabetes)§ | 93.5 (1.1) | 96.5 (0.3) | 1.03 (1.01, 1.06) | 1.01 (0.99, 1.02) | 96.1 (0.3) | 1.03 (1.00, 1.05) | 1.00 (0.99, 1.02) | 97.5 (0.1) | 1.04 (1.02, 1.07) | 1.01 (0.99, 1.02) |
| No hypertension (including during pregnancy)§ | 76.4 (2.2) | 84.0 (0.8) | 1.10 (1.04, 1.17) | 1.01 (0.97, 1.05) | 84.6 (0.6) | 1.11 (1.05, 1.17) | 1.01 (0.97, 1.05) | 90.4 (0.1) | 1.18 (1.12, 1.25) | 1.05 (1.01, 1.09) |
| No current asthma§ | 89.4 (1.8) | 92.1 (0.6) | 1.03 (0.99, 1.07) | 1.02 (0.98, 1.06) | 91.5 (0.4) | 1.02 (0.98, 1.07) | 1.01 (0.97, 1.05) | 88.6 (0.2) | 0.99 (0.95, 1.03) | 0.98 (0.94, 1.01) |
| Had influenza vaccination in past year | 18.7 (2.1) | 22.6 (0.9) | 1.21 (0.96, 1.52) | 1.00 (0.80, 1.26) | 25.0 (0.7) | 1.34 (1.07, 1.67) | 1.08 (0.87, 1.34) | 23.8 (0.2) | 1.27 (1.02, 1.58) | 0.97 (0.79, 1.20) |
Bolded prevalence ratios indicate significant difference from the MS Delta
*
Data from combined 2005, 2007 and 2009 from 14 Mississippi Delta counties (Washington, Humphreys, Issaquena, Panola, Quitman, Bolivar, Coahoma, Leflore, Sunflower, Sharkey, Tunica, Tallahatchie, Holmes, Yazoo), remainder of MS, Mississippi Delta states (LA, AR, TN), and remainder of U.S. (minus MS, LA, AR, TN)
†
Weighted
‡
Adjusted for age, race, marital status, employment, and income
§
Chi square p value < 0.05 for homogeneity of regional prevalence estimates
¶
Compared to overweight and obese women (BMI >25 kg/m2)