TABLE 2.
Demographic Characteristics of the Enrolled Intervention Group Compared With Nonstudy Infants Referred Within the Same Hospitals and Infants Referred in Control Hospitals
| WIC Study, n = 128 (%) | Nonstudy Control, Same Hospitals, n = 917 (%) | Nonintervention Hospitals, n = 448 (%) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender – boy | 68 (53.1) | 484 (52.8) | 277(61.8) | .006 |
| Race | <.0001 | |||
| White | 58 (45.3) | 402 (43.8) | 320 (71.4) | |
| African American | 47 (36.7) | 317 (34.6) | 74 (16.5) | |
| Other/unknown | 23 (18) | 198 (21.6) | 54 (12.1) | |
| Hispanic | 27 (21.1) | 113 (12.3) | 11 (2.5) | <.0001 |
| Maternal education | <.0001 | |||
| <HS | 33 (25.8) | 194 (21.2) | 36 (8.0) | |
| HS/GED | 49 (38.3) | 212 (23.1) | 68 (15.2) | |
| Some college | 37 (28.9) | 280 (30.5) | 133 (29.7) | |
| College/postgraduate | 8 (6.3) | 167(18.2) | 185 (41.3) | |
| Unknown | 1 (0.8) | 64 (7) | 26 (5.8) | |
| Payer of delivery | <.0001 | |||
| Medicaid | 110 (86) | 423 (46.1) | 123 (27.5) | |
| Private | 4 (3.1) | 295 (32.2) | 275 (61.4) | |
| Other/unknown | 14 (10.9) | 199 (21.7) | 50 (11.1) |
GED, general equivalency diploma; HS, high school.