Table I.
Patient characteristics of the VIP study, Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, New York 2005–2009 (n = 56)
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Race | |
| White | 1 (2%) |
| Black | 25 (45%) |
| Hispanic | 28 (50%) |
| American Indian | 2 (4%) |
| Education | |
| <High School | 9 (16%) |
| Finished High School | 17 (30%) |
| >High School | 30 (54%) |
| Marital status | |
| Married/living with partner | 39 (70%) |
| Divorced/widowed/separated/single and never married | 17 (30%) |
| Parity | |
| 0 | 20 (36%) |
| 1 | 16 (29%) |
| 2+ | 20 (36%) |
| Spontaneous abortions | |
| 0 | 37 (66%) |
| 1 | 12 (21%) |
| 2+ | 7 (13%) |
| Induced abortions | |
| 0 | 28 (50%) |
| 1 | 14 (25%) |
| 2+ | 14 (25%) |
| Obesity | 35 (63%) |
| Pregnancy induced | |
| Hypertension | 3 (5.4%) |
| Gestational diabetes | 1 (1.8%) |
| Preeclampsia | 5 (8.9%) |
| Preterm delivery | 5 (8.9%) |
| Depression | 21 (38%) |
| Mean (SD) | |
| Maternal age start of | |
| Pregnancy (years) | 26.5 (5.2) |
| Birthweight (grams) | 3,128 (596) |
| Gestational age at delivery (completed weeks) | 38.2 (2.4) |
| Most recent IPI (days) | 1,171 (1,647) |
| Most recent IPI from live birth (days) | 1,734 (1,315) |