Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of women contributing to PBQ and CARE-Index analysis
| Characteristic | PBQ | CARE-Index | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low FOC | High FOC | Total | Low FOC | High FOC | Total | |
| n | 319 | 28 | 347 | 125 | 16 | 141 |
| Maternal age mean (sd), | 33.6 (5.64) | 32.94 (5.23) | 32.88 (5.20) | 32.71 (0.47) | 31.13 (1.29) | 32.53 (5.27) |
| Education (n, %) | ||||||
| No or school only | 61(19.12) | 3 (10.71) | 64 (18.44) | 24 (19.20) | 2 (12.50) | 26 (18.44) |
| A levels or vocational | 81 (25.39) | 9 (32.14) | 90 (25.94) | 33 (26.40) | 5 (31.25) | 38 (26.95) |
| Degree or higher | 177 (55.48) | 16 (57.14) | 193 (55.62) | 68 (54.44) | 9 (56.25) | 77 (54.61) |
| Gestational age at birth (mean, sd) | 39.32 (0.08) | 39.14 (0.27) | 39.3 (1.48) | 39.36 (0.13) | 39.69 (0.30) | 39.40 (1.43) |
| Ethnicity (n, %) | ||||||
| White | 176 (55.17) | 20 (71.42) | 196 (56.48) | 68 (54.44) | 13 (81.25) | 81 (57.45) |
| Black | 94 (29.46) | 6 (21.43) | 100 (28.82) | 37 (29.60) | 2 (12.50) | 39 (27.66) |
| Asian | 13 (4.07) | 1 (3.57) | 14 (4.30) | 4 (3.20) | 1 (6.25) | 5 (3.55) |
| Mixed | 12 (3.76) | 1 (3.57) | 13 (3.75) | 4 (3.20) | 0 | 4 (2.84) |
| Other | 24 (7.52) | 0 | 24 (6.92) | 9 (7.20) | 3 (18.75) | 12 (8.51) |
| First-time parent | 159 (49.84) | 19 (67.85) | 178 (51.30) | 60 (48.0) | 11 (68.75) | 71 (51.06) |