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. 2020 Nov 21;17(22):8659. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17228659

Table A1.

Characteristics of mothers and infants in the source population (i.e., the full Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing baseline sample), the birth outcomes study population, and the infant outcomes study population.

Full Source Population (N = 4898) Birth Outcomes Study Population (N = 3428) Infant Outcomes Study Population (N = 3035)
Maternal factors (measured at birth)
Age
<20 853 (17%) 634 (18%) 583 (19%)
20–35 3585 (73%) 2484 (72%) 2180 (72%)
≥35 460 (9%) 310 (9%) 272 (9%)
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white 1030 (21%) 664 (19%) 603 (20%)
Non-Hispanic Black 2326 (47%) 1641 (48%) 1455 (48%)
Hispanic 1336 (27%) 979 (29%) 854 (28%)
Other/missing 206 (4%) 144 (4%) 123 (4%)
% Federal Poverty
<50% 928 (19%) 652 (19%) 560 (18%)
50–99% 843 (17%) 612 (18%) 534 (18%)
100–199% 1262 (26%) 898 (26%) 799 (26%)
≥200% 1864 (38%) 1266 (37%) 1142 (38%)
Missing 1 (<1%) 0 0
Education
<High school 1699 (35%) 1258 (37%) 1076 (35%)
High school/GED 1480 (30%) 1031 (30%) 921 (30%)
Some college 1189 (24%) 803 (23%) 733 (24%)
≥College degree 524 (11%) 332 (10%) 303 (10%)
Missing 6 (<1%) 4 (<1%) 2 (<1%)
Married 1187 (24%) 793 (23%) 715 (24%)
Pre-pregnancy mental health problems -- 444 (13%) 376 (12%)
Substance use during
pregnancy
Tobacco -- 697 (20%) 599 (20%)
Alcohol -- 262 (8%) 225 (7%)
Drugs -- 332 (10%) 266 (9%)
Maternal preexisting conditions * -- 1441 (42%) 1281 (42%)
Infant factors
Female sex 2341 (48%) 1642 (48%) 1465 (48%)
Exposure
Severe housing insecurity during pregnancy -- 55 (2%) 39 (1%)
Birth Outcomes
Low birth weight or preterm -- 481 (14%) 398 (13%)
NICU stay or stepdown -- 554 (16%) 459 (15%)
Extended hospitalization after delivery -- 586 (17%) 499 (16%)

* hypertension, renal disease, diabetes, lung disease, heart disease, and/or anemia.