TABLE 1.
Timing of Cleft Diagnosis by Characteristics of Mother and Type and Severity of the Cleft
| Cleft Diagnosis Prenatally (n = 46)* | Cleft Diagnosis at Birth (n = 116)* | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of residence† | |||
| AR | 9 (19.6) | 37 (31.9) | .151 |
| IA | 17 (37.0) | 45 (38.8) | |
| NY | 20 (43.5) | 34 (29.3) | |
| Family income† | |||
| < 20K | 5 (11.9) | 16 (15.5) | .045 |
| 20–40K | 4 (9.5) | 26 (25.2) | |
| 40–60K | 7 (16.7) | 25 (24.3) | |
| 60–80K | 11 (26.2) | 16 (15.5) | |
| >80K | 15 (35.7) | 20 (19.4) | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 33.4 (6.4) | 32.2 (6.0) | .281 |
| Ethnicity† | |||
| White | 41 (93.2) | 108 (93.9) | .656 |
| Black | 1 (2.3) | 5 (4.9) | |
| Hispanic | 1 (2.3) | 2 (1.7) | |
| Asian | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| American Indian | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Marital status† | |||
| Married or living together | 43 (93.5) | 101 (87.1) | .242 |
| Unmarried | 3 (6.5) | 15 (12.9) | |
| Insurance† | |||
| Public | 9 (19.6) | 28 (24.1) | .779 |
| Private | 33 (71.7) | 74 (63.8) | |
| Uninsured | 1 (2.2) | 5 (4.3) | |
| Other | 3 (6.5) | 9 (7.8) | |
| Number of prior pregnancies† | |||
| 0 | 15 (32.6) | 36 (31.0) | .846 |
| 1 or more | 31 (67.4) | 80 (69.0) | |
| Prenatal care (first 2 trimesters)† | |||
| Yes | 45 (100.0) | 107 (99.1) | .517 |
| No | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | |
| Type of cleft† | |||
| Lip | 15 (32.6) | 46 (39.7) | .404 |
| Lip and palate | 31 (67.4) | 70 (60.3) | |
| Severity of cleft† | |||
| Very | 9 (13.0) | 18 (15.7) | .404 |
| Moderately | 13 (28.3) | 40 (34.8) | |
| Somewhat | 8 (17.4) | 15 (13.0) | |
| Not very | 16 (34.8) | 42 (36.5) | |
*
Categories may not sum to total due to missing data.
†
Information presented as n (%).