Table 3. Adjusted Risk for Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality by Race/Ethnicity in Hospitals of Low–, Middle–, and High–Morbidity and Mortality Rank.
| Race/Ethnicity | Low Morbidity and Mortality | Middle Morbidity and Mortality | High Morbidity and Mortality | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distribution of Births, No. (%)a | Adjusted Risk (95% CI) | Distribution of Births, No. (%)a | Adjusted Risk (95% CI) | Distribution of Births, No. (%)a | Adjusted Risk (95% CI) | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 560 (20.2) | 0.14 (0.12-0.17) | 1011 (36.4) | 0.23 (0.21-0.26) | 1204 (43.4) | 0.41 (0.39-0.43) |
| Hispanic | 541 (25.0) | 0.16 (0.13-0.19) | 881 (40.6) | 0.25 (0.23-0.27) | 746 (34.4) | 0.42 (0.39-0.45) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 290 (20.5) | 0.18 (0.13-0.22) | 803 (56.6) | 0.25 (0.22-0.27) | 325 (22.9) | 0.38 (0.33-0.42) |
| All races/ethnicities | 1572 (100) | 0.16 (0.14-0.18) | 3183 (100) | 0.25 (0.24-0.26) | 2422 (100) | 0.40 (0.38-0.41) |
a
Kolmogorov-Smirnov test to test difference in cumulative racial/ethnic distribution of deliveries: black vs white, P < .001; Hispanic vs non-Hispanic white, P < .001.