Table 4.
Comparison of birth outcomes (preterm versus full-term) prepandemic and during the pandemic by race and ethnicity.
| Race and ethnicity | Prepandemic, n (%) | Pandemic, n (%) | Relative change, % | P value | Odds ratio (95% CI) | ||
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Preterm | Full-term | Preterm | Full-term | Preterm |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 1069 (7.74) | 12,751 (92.26) | 1069 (7.25) | 13,677 (92.75) | –6.28 | <.001a | 0.85 (0.78-0.94) |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 160 (11.28) | 1259 (88.72) | 170 (12.59) | 1180 (87.41) | 0.13 | .31 | 1.13 (0.90-1.43) |
| Asian American/Pacific Islander | 30 (8.19) | 336 (91.81) | 33 (9.42) | 317 (90.58) | 15.03 | .65 | 1.16 (0.69-1.97) |
| Hispanic/Latinx | 154 (9.91) | 1399 (90.09) | 146 (9.24) | 1433 (90.76) | –6.76 | .85 | 1.03 (0.81-1.30) |
| Multiracial | 241 (9.62) | 2262 (90.38) | 237 (9.47) | 2265 (90.53) | –1.62 | .88 | 0.98 (0.81-1.18) |
a5% statistical significance cutoff.