Table 3.
Subgrouped Mean Allostatic Load Scores by Race/Ethnicity and Poverty Status
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A. RACE/ETHNIC COMPARISONS |
African Americans |
Whites | Latinas |
Significant Differences (P<05) |
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| 6 mos |
12 mos |
− | 6 mos |
12 mos |
− | 6 mos | 12 mos | 6 mos | 12 mos | ||
| FULL SAMPLE | n=788 | n=778 | n=349 | n=330 | n=346 | n=355 | |||||
| Top quartile allostatic load score | 2.97 | 3.00 | 1.91 | 1.98 | 2.34 | 2.48 | AA> L>W |
AA>L> W |
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| Clinical allostatic load score | 3.40 | 3.34 | 2.40 | 2.29 | 2.84 | 2.97 | AA> L>W |
AA>L> W |
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| SUBGROUPED BY BREASTFEEDING | |||||||||||
| Ever Breastfed | n=452 | n=437 | n=269 | n=253 | n=296 | n=296 | |||||
| Top quartile allostatic load score | 2.95 | 2.8 | 1.76 | 1.84 | 2.32 | 2.44 | AA> L>W |
AA>L> W |
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| Clinical allostatic load score | 3.38 | 3.17 | 2.27 | 2.11 | 2.84 | 2.96 | AA> L>W |
AA, L>W |
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| No Breastfeeding | n=292 | n=283 | n=72 | n=64 | n=39 | n=36 | |||||
| Top quartile allostatic load score | 2.98 | 3.26 | 2.53 | 2.66 | 2.56 | 2.79 | None | None | |||
| Clinical allostatic load score | 3.39 | 3.53 | 2.91 | 3.08 | 3.02 | 3.11 | None | None | |||
| SUBGROUPED BY PREGNANCY COMORBIDITIES | |||||||||||
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Gestational diabetes |
n=38 | n=32 | n=17 | n=16 | n=21 | n=23 | |||||
| Top quartile allostatic load score | 4.18 | 4.16 | 2.04 | 2.14 | 3.23 | 3.86 | AA> W |
AA>W | |||
| Clinical allostatic load score | 4.74 | 4.50 | 2.66 | 2.40 | 3.77 | 4.49 | AA> W |
AA, L>W |
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| No Gestational diabetes | n=748 | n=722 | n=332 | n=303 | n=325 | n=330 | |||||
| Top quartile allostatic load score | 2.91 | 2.97 | 1.90 | 1.96 | 2.28 | 2.39 | AA> L>W |
AA>L> W |
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| Clinical allostatic load score | 3.33 | 3.31 | 2.38 | 2.27 | 2.78 | 2.87 | AA> L>W |
AA>L> W |
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| Preeclampsia | n=74 | n=74 | n=12 | n=9 | n=13 | n=13 | |||||
| Top quartile allostatic load score | 4.06 | 4.10 | 2.26 | 2.05 | 3.06 | 3.07 | AA> W |
AA>W | |||
| Clinical allostatic load score | 4.47 | 4.42 | 2.86 | 2.67 | 3.70 | 3.65 | AA> W |
None | |||
| No Preeclampsia | n=598 | n=590 | n=301 | n=282 | n=320 | n=331 | |||||
| Top quartile allostatic load score | 2.85 | 2.87 | 1.79 | 1.92 | 2.32 | 2.45 | AA> L>W |
AA>L> W |
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| Clinical allostatic load score | 3.28 | 3.23 | 2.29 | 2.21 | 2.82 | 2.93 | AA> L>W |
AA, L>W |
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| SUBGROUPED BY INFANT BIRTH STATUS | |||||||||||
| Low birthweight |
n=8 0 |
n=69 | n=21 | n=19 | n=21 | n=24 | |||||
| Top quartile allostatic load score | 3.26 | 3.50 | 1.53 | 2.29 | 2.93 | 2.97 | A>W | None | |||
| Clinical allostatic load score | 3.59 | 3.52 | 2.19 | 2.40 | 3.25 | 3.72 | A>W | None | |||
| No low birthweight | n=533 | n=534 | n=236 | n=230 | n=295 | n=303 | |||||
| Top quartile allostatic load score | 2.91 | 2.98 | 1.64 | 1.83 | 2.29 | 2.48 | AA> L>W |
AA>L> W |
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| Clinical allostatic load score | 3.37 | 3.38 | 2.14 | 2.19 | 2.80 | 2.97 | AA> L>W |
AA>L> W |
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| Preterm birth | n=89 | n=82 | n=41 | n=32 | n=44 | n=39 | |||||
| Top quartile allostatic load score | 3.15 | 3.44 | 1.50 | 1.60 | 2.01 | 2.34 | AA> W, L | AA>W, L |
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| Clinical allostatic load score | 3.60 | 3.51 | 1.86 | 1.93 | 2.48 | 2.99 | AA> W, L | AA>W | |||
| No Preterm birth | n=603 | n=604 | n=282 | n=271 | n=298 | n=313 | |||||
| Top quartile allostatic load score | 2.96 | 2.91 | 1.89 | 1.97 | 2.39 | 2.50 | AA> L>W |
AA>L> W |
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| Clinical allostatic load score | 3.38 | 3.30 | 2.42 | 2.25 | 2.90 | 2.96 | AA> L>W |
AA>L> W |
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| SUBGROUPED BY PRIOR PREGNANCY | |||||||||||
| Prior pregnancy | n=408 | n=391 | n=184 | n=171 | n=229 | n=234 | |||||
| Top quartile allostatic load score | 2.92 | 3.02 | 1.81 | 1.95 | 2.39 | 2.42 | A>L> W |
A>L>W | |||
| Clinical allostatic load score | 3.35 | 3.36 | 2.28 | 2.20 | 2.91 | 2.95 | A>L> W |
A>L>W | |||
| No prior pregnancy | n=380 | n=387 | n=165 | n=159 | n=117 | n=121 | |||||
| Top quartile allostatic load score | 3.03 | 2.97 | 2.02 | 2.02 | 2.22 | 2.60 | A>L, W |
AA, L>W |
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| Clinical allostatic load score | 3.45 | 3.31 | 2.53 | 2.39 | 2.71 | 3.00 | A>L, W |
AA, L>W |
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B. POVERTY COMPARISONS |
Poor | Near Poor | Not Poor |
Significant Differences (p<.05) |
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| n=629 | n=628 | − | n=410 | n=400 | − | n=444 | n=435 | − | − | ||
| Top quartile allostatic load score | 2.86 | 2.93 | 2.59 | 2.61 | 2.15 | 2.26 | Poor, Near >Not |
Poor>Nea r>Not |
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| Clinical allostatic load score | 3.31 | 3.27 | 3.06 | 3.06 | 2.61 | 2.59 | Poor, Near >Not |
Poor,Near >Not |
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