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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Stress. 2016 Jun;29(3):245–252. doi: 10.1002/jts.22095

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Pregnant Sample by Trauma Exposure Status.

Total (N = 358) Exposed (n = 139) Not exposed (n = 219)

Variable M or n SD or % M or n SD or % M or n SD or %
Maternal age (years) 24.47a 3.75 24.42b 3.74 24.50c 3.76
Ethnicity
 Caucasian 107 29.9 39 28.1 68 31.1
 African American 178 49.7 71 51.1 107 48.9
 Biracial 20 5.6 13 9.4 7 3.2
 Hispanic/Latina 48 13.4 14 10.1 34 15.5
 Other 5 1.4 2 1.4 3 1.4
Education
 < High school 79 22.1 33 23.7 46 21.0
 High school 136 38.0 49 35.3 87 39.7
 Some college 111 31.0 46 33.1 65 29.7
 College 32 8.9 11 7.9 21 9.6
Marital status
 Single 199 55.6 82 59.0 117 53.4
 Cohabiting/Married 159 44.4 57 41.0 102 46.6
Receiving Medicaid 250 69.8 103 74.1 147 67.1
BMI 18 weeks gestation
 Underweight (<18.5) 12 3.4 8 5.8 4 1.8
 Normal (18.5–24.9) 135 37.7 46 33.1 89 40.6
 Overweight (25.0–29.9) 81 22.6 33 23.7 48 21.9
 Obese (>30) 130 36.3 52 37.4 78 35.6
Smoking during 34 9.5 18 12.9 16 7.3
Alcohol during 61.7 2 1.4 4 1.8
Age at first pregnancy 19.59d 3.84 18.86e 3.78 20.05f 3.81
n previous pregnancies 1.71g 1.61 1.97h 1.64 1.54i 1.57
History of miscarriage 85 26.3 43 33.6 42 21.5
Birth weight (g) 3272.54j 558.35 3265.53k 514.56 3276.99l 585.57
Gestational age (days) 274.71m 13.51 275.49n 10.34 274.26o 15.23
Obstetric complications 124 34.6 45 32.4 79 36.1
Mode of delivery
 Vaginal 239 66.8 95 68.3 144 65.8
 Vaginal assisted 14 4.0 4 2.9 10 4.6
 Emergent C-section 56 15.6 24 17.3 32 14.6
 Scheduled C-section 49 13.7 16 11.5 33 15.1
 C-section (yes/no) 105 29.3 40 28.8 65 29.7
History of depression 187 52.2 94 67.6 93 42.5
Antenatal depression 77 21.5 42 30.2 35 16.0
Antenatal anxiety 135 37.7 66 47.5 69 31.5

Note. BMI = body mass index; c-section = Cesarean section. Antenatal depression defined as meeting SCID diagnosis for major, minor or not otherwise specified (NOS) at 18 or 32 weeks gestation. Antenatal anxiety defined as meeting SCID diagnosis for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) or GAD NOS at 18 or 32 weeks gestation.

a

Range = 19–34.

b

Range = 19–34.

c

Range = 20–34.

d

Range = 11–34.

e

Range = 12–31.

f

Range -11–34.

g

Range = 0–9.

h

Range = 0–7.

i

Range = 0–9.

j

Range = 1110.9–4735.0.

k

Range = 1370.0–4680.0.

l

Range = 1110.0–4735.0.

m

Range =178–293.

n

Range = 196–288.

o

Range = 178–293.