Table 1.
Characteristics of pregnant and non-pregnant women of childbearing age by race and ethnicity, NHANES 2005–2010 (N=3607)
| Pregnant | Non-pregnant women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics N (%) |
Mexican- American (n=160) | Non- Hispanic White (n=190) | Non- Hispanic Black (n=82) | Mexican- American (n=833) | Non- Hispanic White (n=1499) | Non- Hispanic Black (n=843) |
| Age <20 |
17 (4.0) | 12 (4.5) | 11 (5.2) | 150 (4.9) | 131 (4.8) | 170 (5.7) |
| 20–35 | 135 (87.2) | 162 (80.5) | 66 (88.5) | 431 (61.1) | 800 (55.1) | 431 (60.5) |
| >35 | 8 (8.8) | 16 (15.0) | 5 (6.3) | 252 (34.0) | 568 (40.1) | 242 (33.9) |
| SES*a Low Income |
112 (79.1) | 48 (16.0) | 49 (64.5) | 498 (65.3) | 577 (28.4) | 432 (51.9) |
| Middle Income | 18 (15.3) | 49 (30.0) | 19 (19.2) | 145 (19.4) | 326 (25.3) | 210 (27.8) |
| High Income | 7 (5.6) | 89 (54.0) | 9 (16.3) | 109 (15.2) | 544 (46.2) | 152 (20.3) |
| BMI category**
a Underweight |
1 (1.3) | 4 (1.1) | 2 (2.0) | 19 (1.4) | 55 (3.4) | 28 (2.6) |
| Normal weight | 37 (23.0) | 55 (27.8) | 22 (26.6) | 246 (28.1) | 650 (44.5) | 223 (23.3) |
| Overweight | 55 (29.3) | 69 (37.2) | 22 (21.2) | 261 (31.5) | 342 (23.2) | 201 (25.2) |
| Obese | 67 (46.4) | 61 (33.9) | 36 (50.3) | 303 (38.9) | 441 (28.9) | 387 (48.9) |
| Current smoker* | 4 (26.1) | 30 (30.6) | 9 (60.9) | 75 (56.0) | 447 (61.7) | 153 (81.3) |
| Depression*b | 13 (9.3) | 8 (2.5) | 9 (11.2) | 61 (9.4) | 140 (8.5) | 78 (12.7) |
| Education* <12years |
88 (47.5) | 26 (13.7) | 27 (30.6) | 411 (45.1) | 269 (13.2) | 236 (20.5) |
| 12/+ | 72 (52.5) | 164 (86.3) | 55 (69.4) | 422 (55.0) | 1229 (86.8) | 607 (79.5) |
| Live with partner* | 131 (77.2) | 162 (83.5) | 41 (53.7) | 477 (63.5) | 853 (61.5) | 259 (36.0) |
| Gravidity** 0 |
209 (21.3) | 484 (35.1) | 253 (25.2) | |||
| 1 | 32 (23.3) | 58 (33.6) | 17 (21.2) | 108 (14.5) | 193 (15.7) | 87 (12.6) |
| ≥2 | 119 (76.7) | 126 (66.4) | 53 (78.8) | 405 (64.2) | 677 (49.2) | 387 (62.2) |
| Alcohol use* | 57 (50.4) | 126 (80.8) | 28 (53.7) | 336 (58.3) | 969 (80.1) | 327 (57.2) |
| Number of doctor visits* 0–1 |
44 (26.6) | 13 (5.1) | 16 (19.3) | 420 (51.0) | 454 (29.6) | 279 (33.4) |
| 2–3 | 31 (22.6) | 26 (17.2) | 16 (23.2) | 201 (23.6) | 466 (32.7) | 291 (33.2) |
| 4–9 | 52 (28.5) | 68 (29.0) | 30 (28.9) | 117 (14.4) | 331 (21.7) | 172 (20.9) |
| ≥10 | 33 (22.3) | 83 (48.8) | 20 (28.6) | 95 (11.1) | 247 (15.9) | 101 (12.5) |
*
Significant Rao-Scott χ2 (p<0.05) for difference between races/ethnicities in both pregnant and non-pregnant women
**
Significant Rao-Scott χ2 (p<0.05) for difference between races/ethnicities in only non-pregnant women
a
Based on poverty income ratio (low income [≤1.85], middle income[>1.85–3.5], high income [>3.5])
b
Based on score ≥10 on Patient Health Questionnaire