Table 6.
Prevalence of Infant Outcomes by Maternal Race/Ethnicity, Benton and Washington Counties, Arkansas, 1997–2013
| NH White | NH Black | Hispanic | Marshallese | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=65,800) | (n=1,680) | (n=21,654 ) | (n=2,488) | p | |||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Mean Birthweight (grams) | 3,373 | 554 | 3134 | 637.8 | 3329 | 538.8 | 3,110 | 528.6 | <0.01 |
| Mean gestational age (weeks) | 38.9 | 2.3 | 38.4 | 2.7 | 38.8 | 2.4 | 38.1 | 2.9 | <0.01 |
| Apgar Scores | |||||||||
| 1 minute Apgar score | 7.8 | 1.2 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 7.6 | 1.4 | <0.01 |
| 5 minute Apgar score | 8.9 | 0.7 | 8.8 | 0.9 | 8.9 | 0.7 | 8.8 | 0.9 | <0.01 |