Table 2.
Before Pregnancy Characteristics and Experiences of Women with Live Births, by Disability Status, Rhode Island (2002–2011)
| Women with disability (n=1,015) | Women without disability (n=12,346) | |
|---|---|---|
|
| ||
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
| Pregnancy intention*** | 85.1 (82.1–87.7) | 91.8 (91.2–92.3) |
| BMI before pregnancy* | ||
| <19.8 | 12.5 (10.1–15.3) | 11.4 (10.7–12.1) |
| 19.8–26.0 | 48.5 (44.6–52.5) | 54.2 (53.1–55.2) |
| 26–29 | 14.5 (11.9–17.7) | 13.9 (13.2–14.7) |
| >29 | 24.5 (21.3–28.0) | 20.6 (19.7–21.5) |
| Multivitamin or prenatal vitamin use** | ||
| Every day of the week | 28.8 (25.5–32.5) | 35.2 (34.3–36.2) |
| 1–6 times a week | 15.6 (13.0–18.7) | 13.6 (12.9–14.4) |
| Did not take vitamins | 55.5 (51.7–59.3) | 51.2 (50.1–52.2) |
| aExercise 3 or more days/week 12 months before pregnancy | 44.1 (37.1–51.5) | 45.5 (43.5–47.4) |
| Talked to health care worker about family medical history | 37.1 (30.4–44.3) | 32.1 (30.3–33.9) |
| aPre-pregnancy teeth cleaning** | 53.1 (45.8–60.3) | 63.4 (61.5–65.2) |
| Chronic health conditions | ||
| a Checked or treated for diabetes, pre-pregnancy | 10.7 (7.0–15.9) | 8.4 (7.4–9.6) |
| a Checked or treated for high blood pressure, pre-pregnancy╪ | 14.3 (9.9–20.0) | 9.5 (8.4–10.7) |
| a Diabetes before pregnancy* | 6.4 (3.5–11.4) | 1.9 (1.4–2.5) |
| a Ever had asthma*** | 32.8 (26.2–40.0) | 16.2 (14.8–17.7) |
| a Current asthma status** | 76.7 (63.7–86.0) | 57.2 (52.3–62.0) |
| aFelt unsafe before pregnancy*** | ||
| Always | 1.3 (0.5–3.6) | 1.3 (0.9–1.8) |
| Often/almost always | 3.9 (1.9–7.5) | 1.1 (0.7–1.6) |
| Sometimes | 13.6 (9.3–19.5) | 5.1 (4.3–6.1) |
| Rarely | 19.5 (14.3–26.0) | 14.2 (12.9–15.6) |
| Never | 61.8 (54.5–68.5) | 78.4 (76.7–79.9) |
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p<0.1;
*
p<0.05;
**
p<0.01;
***
p<0.001
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