Table 2.
Distribution of demographic and economic covariates across the population of live singleton births (n = 14,445) and the prevalence of outcomes by covariates in Atrazine Monitoring Program communities in Ohio, 2006–2008.
| Variable | n (%) | SGA | Term LBW | VLBW | PTB | VPTB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 7431 (51) | 9.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 10.5 | 1.7 |
| Female | 7014 (49) | 10.6 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 9.3 | 1.6 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 12,471 (86) | 9.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 9.5 | 1.5 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 1068 (7) | 17.8 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 13.9 | 2.9 |
| Hispanic | 689 (5) | 8.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 10.3 | 2.0 |
| Other | 217 (2) | 9.7 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 13.4 | 2.3 |
| Maternal Age at Birth | ||||||
| <20 | 1811 (13) | 15.4 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 13.2 | 2.7 |
| 20−34 | 11,710 (81) | 9.7 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 1.4 |
| 35+ | 923 (6) | 7.8 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 10.1 | 2.1 |
| Maternal Education | ||||||
| High School or less | 7203 (50) | 12.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 11.4 | 2.0 |
| Some College/Degree | 7203 (50) | 7.7 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 1.3 |
| Maternal Smoking | ||||||
| Yes | 4995 (35) | 7.9 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 11.5 | 2.1 |
| No | 9449 (65) | 14.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 9.1 | 1.4 |
| Prenatal Care | ||||||
| Inadequate | 1861 (13) | 13.2 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 11.2 | 1.9 |
| Intermediate/Adequate | 5970 (41) | 9.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.4 |
| Adequate Plus | 3902 (27) | 9.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 17.5 | 2.2 |
| Unknown | 2712 (19) | 10.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 13.3 | 3.3 |
| WIC use a | ||||||
| Yes | 7064 (50) | 12.6 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 9.1 | 1.8 |
| No | 7108 (50) | 7.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 10.6 | 1.4 |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI | ||||||
| Underweight | 673 (8) | 17.8 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 11.6 | 1.5 |
| Normal | 6664 (47) | 11.2 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 9.9 | 1.7 |
| Overweight | 3170 (22) | 8.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 9.2 | 1.4 |
| Obese | 3781 (26) | 8.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 10.2 | 1.6 |
| Parity | ||||||
| 0 | 5892 (41) | 12.0 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 10.0 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 4515 (32) | 8.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 9.0 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 2334 (16) | 9.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 9.6 | 1.5 |
| ≥3 | 1483 (10) | 11.2 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 12.8 | 1.7 |
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Married | 7765 (54) | 7.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 1.0 |
| Unmarried | 6680 (46) | 13.9 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 11.6 | 2.3 |
a WIC use indicates participation in the Women, Infant and Children nutrition and assistance program. SGA: small for gestational age; Term LBW: term low birth weight; VLBW: very low birth weight; PTB: preterm birth; VPTB: very preterm birth.