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. 2022 Jan 13;19:E02. doi: 10.5888/pcd19.210266

Table 1. Maternal Sociodemographic and Pregnancy Characteristics, Overall and by Infant Death, Healthy Families Sites and Texas, 2011–2015a .

Characteristic Hidalgo County
Smith County
Texas
All Births (N = 80,621) Infant Deaths
All Births (N = 15,253) Infant Deaths
All Births (N = 1,942,899) Infant Deaths
Yes, n = 368 No, n = 80,253 Yes, n = 115 No, n = 15,138 Yes, n = 10,622 No, n = 1,932,277
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age, mean (SD), y 26.4 (6.2) 26.3 (6.9) 26.4 (6.2) 26.8 (5.7) 26.9 (5.8) 26.8 (5.7) 27.4 (6.0) 27.1 (6.5)b 27.4 (6.0)b
  Missing 73 + 68
Education
  High school graduate or less 52,262 (64.8) 263 (71.5)b 51,999 (64.8)b 6,902 (45.3) 51 (44.4) 6,851 (45.3) 932,381 (48.0) 5,995 (56.4)b 926,386 (47.9)b
  At least some college education 28,325 (35.1) 102 (27.7)b 28,223 (35.2)b 8,321 (54.7) 64 (55.7) 8,257 (54.5) 1,008,399 (52.0) 4,471 (42.1)b 1,003,928 (52.0)b
  Missing 34 (0.0) + 31 (0.0) 30 (0.2) 30 (0.2) 2,119 (0.1) 156 (1.5) 1,963 (0.1)
Marital status
  Married 44,090 (54.7) 198 (53.8) 43,892 (54.7) 8,699 (57.0) 52 (45.2)b 8,647 (57.1)b 1,126,048 (58.0) 5,261 (49.5)b 1,120,787 (58.0)b
  Unmarried 36,531 (45.3) 170 (46.2) 36,361 (45.3) 6,554 (43.0) 63 (54.8)b 6,491 (42.9)b 816,829 (42.0) 5,361 (50.5)b 811,468 (42.0)b
  Missing 22 (0.0) 22 (0.0)
Race and ethnicity
  Hispanic 78,216 (97.0) 359 (97.6) 77,857 (97.0) 4,493 (29.5) 28 (24.4) 4,465 (29.5) 928,453 (47.8) 4,687 (44.1)b 923,766 (47.8)b
  Non-Hispanic Black 113 (0.1) + 113 (0.1) 2,619 (17.2) 32 (27.8) 2,587 (17.1) 221,600 (11.4) 2,261 (21.3)b 219,339 (11.4)b
  Non-Hispanic White 1,639 (2.0) + 1,633 (2.0) 7,601 (49.8) 55 (47.8) 7,546 (49.9) 666,851 (34.3) 3,122 (29.4)b 663,729 (34.4)b
  Otherc or unknown 621 (0.8) + 618 (0.8) 519 (3.4) 519 (3.4) 123,304 (6.4) 495 (4.7)b 122,809 (6.4)b
  Missing 32 (0.0) 32 (0.0) 21 (0.1) 21 (0.1) 2,691 (0.1) 57 (0.5) 2,634 (0.1)
US-born mother
  Yes 44,517 (55.2) 213 (57.9) 44,304 (55.2) 12,158 (79.7) 96 (83.5) 12,062 (79.7) 1,401,933 (72.2) 7,998 (75.3)b 1,393,935 (72.1)b
  No 36,090 (44.8) 154 (41.9) 35,936 (44.8) 3,085 (20.2) + 3,066 (20.3) 540,212 (27.8) 2,492 (23.5)b 537,720 (27.8)b
  Missing + + + + + 754 (0.0) 132 (1.2) 622 (0.0)
Principal source of payment
  Private insurance 11,465 (14.2) 48 (13.0) 11,417 (14.2) 6,219 (40.8) 49 (42.6) 6,170 (40.8) 732,167 (37.7) 3,207 (30.2)b 728,960 (37.7)b
  Medicaid 49,359 (61.2) 237 (64.4) 49,122 (61.2) 7,261 (47.6) 58 (50.4) 7,203 (47.6) 905,873 (46.6) 5,471 (51.5)b 900,402 (46.6)b
  Other or self-pay 19,758 (24.5) 82 (22.3) 19,676 (24.5) 1,754 (11.5) + 1,747 (11.5) 302,080 (15.6) 1,906 (18.0)b 300,174 (15.5)b
  Missing 39 (0.1) + 38 (0.1) + + + 2,779 (0.1) 38 (0.4) 2,741 (0.1)
Pregnancy-related characteristics
Received prenatal care
  Yes 77,144 (95.7) 330 (89.7)b 76,814 (95.7)b 13,969 (91.6) 98 (85.2)b 13,871 (91.6)b 1,868,005 (96.2) 9,240 (87.0)b 1,858,765 (96.2)b
  No 2,521 (3.1) 32 (8.7)b 2,489 (3.1)b 442 (2.9) + 429 (2.8)b 57,882 (3.0) 1,049 (9.9)b 56,833 (3.0)b
  Missing 959 (1.2) + 950 (1.2) 842 (5.5) + 838 (5.6) 17,012 (0.9) 333 (3.1) 16,679 (0.9)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization Indexd
  Inadequate 10,578 (13.1) 40 (10.9) 10,538 (13.1) 3,198 (21.0) 20 (17.4) 3,178 (21.0) 328,303 (16.9) 1,624 (15.3)b 326,679 (16.9)b
  Intermediate to adequate plus 44,113 (54.7) 197 (53.5) 43,916 (54.7) 10,521 (69.0) 73 (63.5) 10,448 (69.0) 1,429,091 (73.6) 6,607 (62.2)b 1,422,484 (73.6)b
  Missing 25,930 (32.2) 131 (35.6) 25,799 (32.2) 1,534 (10.1) 22 (19.1) 1,512 (10.0) 185,505 (9.6) 2,391 (22.5) 183,114 (9.5)
Presence of maternal risk factors
Any cigarette smoking during pregnancy
  Yes 226 (0.3) 226 (0.3) 1,054 (6.9) + 1,042 (6.9) 81,112 (4.2) 749 (7.1)b 80,363 (4.2)b
  No 80,391 (99.7) 366 (99.5) 80,025 (99.7) 14,194 (93.1) 103 (89.6) 14,091 (93.1) 1,861,588 (95.8) 9,858 (92.8)b 1,851,730 (95.8)b
  Missing + + + + + + 199 (0.0) + 184 (0.0)
Prepregnancy body mass indexe
  Obesity 22,623 (28.1) 121 (32.9)b 22,502 (28.0)b 4,092 (26.8) 41 (35.7)b 4,051 (26.8)b 463,096 (23.8) 3,099 (29.2)b 459,997 (23.8)b
  Overweight, normal, or underweight 57,842 (71.8) 243 (66.0)b 57,599 (71.8)b 11,083 (72.7) 72 (62.6)b 11,011 (72.8)b 1,468,790 (75.6) 7,248 (68.2)b 1,461,542 (75.6)b
  Missing 156 (0.2) + 152 (0.2) 78 (0.5) + 76 (0.5) 11,013 (0.6) 275 (2.6) 10,738 (0.6)
Maternal diabetesf
  Yes 5,268 (6.5) 36 (9.8)b 5,232 (6.5)b 997 (6.5) + 988 (6.5) 101,130 (5.2) 563 (5.3) 100,567 (5.2)
  No 75,353 (93.5) 332 (90.2)b 75,021 (93.5)b 14,256 (93.5) 106 (92.2) 14,150 (93.5) 1,841,769 (94.8) 10,059 (94.7) 1,831,710 (94.8)
  Missing
Maternal hypertensionf
  Yes 4,564 (5.7) 25 (6.8) 4,539 (5.7) 1,213 (7.9) + 1,201 (7.9) 129,940 (6.7) 913 (8.6)b 129,027 (6.7)b
  No 76,057 (94.3) 343 (93.2) 75,714 (94.3) 14,040 (92.1) 103 (89.6) 13,937 (92.1) 1,812,959 (93.1) 9,709 (91.4)b 1,803,250 (93.3)b
  Missing
Multiple gestation
  Yes 2,047 (2.5) 38 (10.3)b 2,009 (2.5)b 450 (3.0) + 438 (2.9)b 62,768 (3.2) 1,406 (13.2)b 61,362 (3.2)b
  No 78,574 (97.5) 330 (89.7)b 78,244 (97.5)b 14,803 (97.1) 103 (89.6)b 14,700 (97.1)b 1,880,119 (96.8) 9,216 (86.8)b 1,870,903 (96.8)b
  Missing + +
Mother transferred for maternal or fetal indications for this delivery
  Yes 102 (0.1) + 96 (0.1)b 104 (0.7) + 101 (0.7)b 5,008 (0.3) 239 (2.3)b 4,769 (0.3)b
  No 80,519 (99.9) 362 (98.4)b 80,157 (99.9)b 15,149 (99.3) 112 (97.4)b 15,037 (99.3)b 1,937,783 (99.7) 10,380 (97.7)b 1,927,403 (99.7)b
  Missing 108 (0.0) + 105 (0.0)
Final delivery route
  Vaginal 46,512 (57.7) 154 (41.9)b 46,358 (57.8)b 10,846 (71.1) 62 (53.9)b 10,784 (71.2)b 1,262,019 (65.0) 5,993 (56.4)b 1,256,026 (65.0)b
  Cesarean 34,106 (42.3) 213 (57.9)b 33,893 (42.2)b 4,404 (28.9) 52 (45.2)b 4,352 (28.8)b 680,796 (35.0) 4,626 (43.6)b 676,170 (35.0)b
  Missing + + + + + + 84 (0.0) + 81 (0.0)

Abbreviations: —, none reported; +, small cell size of <20 observations.

a

Data presented are number (%) unless otherwise indicated. Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding.

b

Significant difference within state or county, between infants that died and those that lived (P ≤ .05).

c

American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, other Asian, Native Hawaiian, Guamanian or Chamorro, Samoan, Other Pacific Islander, and other — not specified.

d

Operationalized as inadequate prenatal care, defined as prenatal care that began after the fourth month of pregnancy and the mother had less than 50% of recommended prenatal care visits, versus other categories combined (intermediate to adequate plus, ie, prenatal care that began by the fourth month of pregnancy and the mother had 50% or more of recommended prenatal care visits).

e

Aged <20 years, body mass index percentile ≥95th percentile; aged ≥20 years, body mass index ≥30, calculated as weight (in pounds) divided by height (in inches and squared) and the quotient multiplied by 703.

f

Prepregnancy or pregnancy-induced. Hypertension included preexisting or gestational hypertension/preeclampsia or eclampsia. Diabetes included diagnosis before pregnancy or diagnosis during pregnancy.