Table 1.
Demographic characteristics across ancestral subgroups
| Characteristics | Total population (n = 1059) | Filipino (n = 229) | Japanese (n = 210) | Samoan (n = 200) | Marshallese (n = 160) | Native Hawaiian (n = 156) | Korean (n = 104) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother’s age (years) | 28.8 ± 6.3 | 29.8 ± 6.1 | 33.4 ± 5.2 | 26.3 ± 5.7 | 25.1 ± 4.6 | 26.2 ± 5.5 | 31.3 ± 5.2 |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 38.0 ± 2.2 | 37.8 ± 2.2 | 37.6 ± 2.6 | 38.4 ± 2.0 | 38.0 ± 2.0 | 38.2 ± 2.0 | 38.3 ± 2.4 |
| Gestational age category | |||||||
| Preterm (< 37 weeks) | 182 (17.3%) | 44 (19.4%) | 50 (23.8%) | 27 (13.5%) | 29 (18.4%) | 21 (13.5%) | 11 (10.8%) |
| Full term (≥ 37 weeks) | 871 (82.2%) | 183 (80.6%) | 160 (76.2%) | 173 (86.5%) | 129 (81.6%) | 135 (86.5%) | 91 (89.2%) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.3 ± 6.9 | 25.0 ± 6.0 | 24.4 ± 5.6 | 30.1 ± 7.5 | 25.1 ± 6.2 | 28.1 ± 7.3 | 24.5 ± 7.2 |
| Body mass index categories | |||||||
| Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2) | 63 (6.8%) | 18 (9.0%) | 20 (10.4%) | 5 (2.9%) | 10 (7.8%) | – | 10 (11.5%) |
| Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 400 (43.4%) | 94 (46.8%) | 93 (48.4%) | 44 (25.3%) | 68 (53.1%) | 58 (41.4%) | 43 (49.4%) |
| Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 211 (22.9%) | 56 (27.9%) | 46 (24.0%) | 38 (21.8%) | 18 (14.1%) | 30 (21.4%) | 23 (26.4%) |
| Obese (≥ 30 kg/m2) | 248 (26.9%) | 33 (16.4%) | 33 (17.2%) | 87 (50.0%) | 32 (25.0%) | 52 (37.1%) | 11 (12.6%) |
| Pre- gravida weight (Ibs) | 151.2 ± 46.5 | 132.7 ± 28.4 | 127.2 ± 26.0 | 203.7 ± 44.7 | 142.5 ± 41.9 | 166.9 ± 47.9 | 133.6 ± 34.5 |
Data are expressed as count (%) or means + / − standard deviation