Table 2.
Participant Characteristics
| SCH carrier group | CF carrier group | Clinic comparison group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean | SD | mean | SD | mean | SD | |||
| Gest age at birth, weeks | 38.9 | 1.3 | 39.1* | 1.2 | 39.1 | (1.8) | ||
| Baby’s age at interview (days) | 107.1 | 23.9 | 110.8 | 25.8 | 101 | (16.3) | ||
| Parent’s age (years) | 25.8 | (5.9) | 28.7 | (5.6) | 30 | (5.3) | ||
| Categorical data | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Screen positive for health literacy problem | 150 | (37.7) | 104 | (36.5) | 35 | (44.3) | ||
| Parent race data* | ||||||||
| Race-included | Black-included | 280 | (65.7) | 20 | (6.9) | 5 | 6.3 | |
| White-included | 87 | (20.4) | 250 | (86.8) | 56 | 70.9 | ||
| Hispanic-included | 29 | (6.8) | 8 | (2.8) | 13 | 16.5 | ||
| Other-included | 14 | (3.3) | 7 | (2.4) | 7 | 8.9 | ||
| Race-only | Black-only | 265 | (62.2) | 16 | (5.6) | 3 | 3.8 | |
| White-only | 72 | (16.9) | 246 | (85.4) | 49 | 62 | ||
| Hispanic-only | 19 | (4.5) | 5 | (1.7) | 10 | 12.7 | ||
| Other-only | 7 | (16.4) | 4 | (1.4) | 5 | 6.3 | ||
| Multiracial unspecified | 5 | (1.2) | 1 | (0.4) | 1 | 1.3 | ||
| Not asked or answered | 36 | (8.4) | 9 | (3.1) | 4 | 5.1 | ||
| Infant race data* | ||||||||
| Race-included | Black-included | 330 | (77.5) | 24 | (8.3) | 9 | 11.4 | |
| White-included | 82 | (19.3) | 255 | (88.5) | 54 | 68.4 | ||
| Hispanic-included | 38 | (8.9) | 14 | (4.9) | 10 | 12.7 | ||
| Other-included | 23 | (5.4) | 11 | (3.8) | 6 | 7.6 | ||
| Race-only | Black-only | 249 | (58.5) | 14 | (4.9) | 3 | 3.8 | |
| White-only | 13 | (3.1) | 235 | (81.6) | 48 | 60.8 | ||
| Hispanic-only | 15 | (3.5) | 4 | (1.4) | 7 | 8.9 | ||
| Other-only | 2 | (0.5) | 4 | (1.4) | 5 | 6.3 | ||
| Multiracial unspecified | 52 | (12.0) | 7 | (2.4) | 1 | 1.3 | ||
| Not asked or answered | 14 | (3.2) | 6 | (2.1) | 8 | 10.1 | ||
*
Columns for race data do not sum to 100% because data are not mutually exclusive