Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Women by 1980 White’s Classification Revision
| Total N = 475 | B (n = 128) | C (n = 86) | D (n = 208) | Vascular (n = 53) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 31 ± 5.2 | 25 ± 5.4 | 30 ± 6.2 | 28 ± 4.7 | <0.01 |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| African American | 68 (53) | 48 (56) | 132 (64) | 40 (76) | *<0.01 |
| Caucasian | 31 (24) | 34 (40) | 68 (33) | 12 (23) | |
| Hispanic | 24 (19) | 3 (3.5) | 6 (2.9) | 1 (1.9) | |
| Other | 5 (3.9) | 1 (1.2) | 2 (0.96) | 0 (0) | |
| Insurance | |||||
| Self-pay | 15 (12) | 6 (7) | 9 (4.3) | 3 (5.7) | *0.15 |
| Private | 37 (29) | 18 (21) | 59 (28) | 13 (25) | |
| Government | 76 (59) | 62 (72) | 140 (67) | 37 (70) | |
| Tobacco use | 28 (22) | 18 (21) | 51 (25) | 16 (30) | 0.60 |
| Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 33 ± 6.4 | 32 ± 9 | 37 ± 11 | 34 ± 8 | <0.01 |
| - Underweight | 1 (0.85) | 1 (1.2) | 1 (0.52) | 0 (0) | *<0.01 |
| - Normal | 7 (5.9) | 22 (27) | 21 (11) | 8 (16) | |
| - Overweight | 30 (26) | 17 (21) | 26 (14) | 11 (22) | |
| - Obese | 80 (68) | 43 (52) | 145 (75) | 32 (63) | |
| Diabetes (DM) Type | |||||
| DM Type I | 7 (5.5) | 41 (48) | 66 (32) | 33 (62.26) | *<0.01 |
| DM Type 2 | 120 (94) | 44 (51) | 137 (66) | 20 (38) | |
| DM type Undocumented | 1 (0.78) | 1 (1.2) | 4 (1.9) | 0 (0) | |
| Nulliparous | 29 (23) | 42 (49) | 90 (43) | 21 (40) | <0.01 |
| Prior preterm delivery | 28 (22) | 24 (28) | 62 (30) | 22 (42) | 0.06 |
| Prior cesarean surgery | 40 (31) | 23 (27) | 59 (28) | 19 (36) | 0.65 |
| 1st HgA1c (%) | 7.5 ± 1.9 | 7.8 ± 1.8 | 8.09 ± 2.3 | 9.5 ± 2.6 | <0.01 |
| cHTN | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 165 (79) | 34 (64) | <0.01 |
| Hypoglycemic/Insulin regimen prior to pregnancy | 90 (70) | 75 (87) | 191 (92) | 49 (93) | <0.01 |
Data are mean ± standard deviation or n (%) unless otherwise specified..
*
The p-values for ethnicity, diabetes type, BMI type, and insurance type represent the comparison of each respective demographic/clinical characteristic as a whole.