Table 1.

Sample demographic and neonatal characteristics at NICU discharge (N=174)

Variable	Range or Frequency (%)	M	SD
Maternal Age	17–42	29.55	6.25
Maternal Education (years)	8–21	14.26	2.68
Family Income per Year ($)	0–210,000	57,492	42150.56
Gender of Child
Male	92 (52.9%)
Female	82 (47.1%)
Child MDI Score at 16 months	50–122	88.19	11.71
Infant Race
African American	24 (13.8%)
Asian	1 (0.6%)
Caucasian	115 (66.1%)
Latino	3 (1.7%)
Middle Eastern	2 (1.1%)
Multiracial	29 (16.7%)
Marital Status
Married or cohabitating	141 (81.1%)
Infant Gestational Age (in weeks)	23.71–36	31.34	3.02
Infant Birth Weight	490–3328	1710.13	576.39
Extremely Low (<1,000 g)	28 (16.1%)
Very Low (<1,500 g)	38 (21.8%)
Low (<2,500 g)	95 (54.6%)
Normal (≥2,500 g)	13 (7.5%)
Days Hospitalized	2–136	33.27	27.84
Multiple Birth	33 (19.0%)
Medical Concerns
Apnea	120 (69.0%)
Respiratory Distress Syndrome	92 (52.9%)
Chronic Lung Disease	18 (10.3%)
Gastroesophageal Reflux	16 (9.2%)
Retinopathy of Prematurity	2 (1.1%)
Sepsis and Other Infections	23 (13.2%)