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. 2022 Mar 25;130(3):037009. doi: 10.1289/EHP8990

Table 1.

Maternal demographic and birth characteristics of 1,011 mothers in Puerto Rico from 2011 to 2019.

Median (IQR)
Gestationals age at delivery (wk) 39.3 (1.79)
Birth weight z-score 0.09 (1.31)
n (%)
Preterm Birth
 Yes 89 (8.9%)
 No 911 (90.1%)
 Missing 11
Spontaneous preterm birth
 Yes 52 (7.1%)
 No 921 (92.9%)
 Missing 38
Small for gestational age
 Yes 89 (9.2%)
 No 876 (90.8%)
 Missing 46
Large for gestational age
 Yes 106 (11%)
 No 859 (89%)
 Missing 46
Maternal age (y)
 18–24 357 (35.3%)
 25–29 309 (30.6%)
 30–34 214 (21.2%)
 35–41 131 (13.0%)
 Missing 0
Maternal education
 GED or less 195 (19.3%)
 Some college 337 (33.3%)
 Bachelor’s or higher 479 (47.4%)
 Missing 0
Employment status
 No 344 (34.2%)
 Yes 662 (65.8%)
 Missing 5
Annual household income (USD$)
<10,000 255 (28.4%)
10,00030,000 293 (32.7%)
30,00050,000 223 (24.9%)
50,000 126 (14%)
 Missing 114
Marital status
 Single 168 (16.7%)
 Married 553 (54.9%)
 Cohabitating 286 (28.4%)
 Missing 4
Smoking status
 Never 873 (86.6%)
 Ever 118 (11.7%)
 Current 17 (1.7%)
 Missing 3
Daily environmental tobacco smoke exposure
 Never 848 (91.5%)
 1 h or less 37 (4%)
>1h 42 (4.5%)
 Missing 84
Alcohol use
 Never 520 (51.6%)
 Yes, before Pregnancy 429 (42.6%)
 Yes, currently 58 (5.8%)
 Missing 4
Number of previous children
 0 327 (39.9%)
 1 375 (45.8%)
 2–5 117 (14.3%)
 Missing 192
Prepregnancy BMI
BMI25 515 (53.5%)
25<BMI30 269 (28%)
BMI>30 178 (18.5%)
 Missing 49
Fetal sex
 Female 462 (46%)
 Male 540 (54%)
 Missing 9

Note: BMI, body mass index; IQR, interquartile range.