Table I.
Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics Overall and by Study Site; Latinas, Massachusetts: 2006–2011.
| Total samplea (N=2,039) |
PBS Dataset (n=1,157) |
UMMHC Dataset (n=882) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 24.1 ± 5.6 | 22.7 ± 5.0 | 25.9 ± 5.9 | < 0.001 |
| Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | < 0.001 | |||
| Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) | 115 (5.6) | 70 (6.1) | 45 (5.1) | |
| Normal weight (18.5 to <25.0 kg/m2) | 932 (45.7) | v | 363 (41.2) | |
| Overweight (25.0 to <30.0 kg/m2) | 488 (23.9) | 264 (22.8) | 224 (25.4) | |
| Obese (30.0+ kg/m2) | 504 (24.7) | 254 (22.0) | 250 (28.3) | |
| Gravidity | 2.7 ± 1.8 | 2.6 ± 1.8 | 2.9 ± 1.8 | 0.002 |
| Language Preference | ||||
| English | 1,480 (75.0) | 820 (75.2) | 660 (74.8) | 0.228 |
| Spanish | 478 (24.2) | 266 (24.4) | 212 (24.0) | |
| Other | 15 (0.8) | 5 (0.5) | 10 (1.1) | |
| Smoking During Pregnancy | ||||
| None | 1,683 (85.3) | 918 (84.1) | 765 (86.7) | 0.031 |
| 1–10 cigarettes/day | 273 (13.8) | 167 (15.3) | 106 (12.0) | |
| >10 cigarettes/day | 17 (0.9) | 6 (0.5) | 11 (1.2) | |
| Family History of Diabetes | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 1,223 (60.1) | 727 (63.1) | 496 (56.2) | |
| Yes | 684 (33.6) | 335 (29.1) | 349 (39.6) | |
| Not Mentioned | 128 (6.3) | 91 (7.9) | 37 (4.2) | |
| Personal History of GDM | 48 (2.4) | 10 (0.9) | 38 (4.3) | < 0.001 |
| Number of Prenatal Care Visits | 11.0 ± 3.0 | 11.1 ± 3.7 | 11.0 ± 2.8 | 0.665 |
| Gestational Age at GDM Screen (weeks) | 27.5 ± 3.4 | 27.6 ± 3.7 | 27.4 ± 3.1 | 0.954 |
a
Numbers may not add to total due to missing data