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$) | |
| 255 (28.4%) | |
| 293 (32.7%) | |
| 223 (24.9%) | |
| 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%) |
| 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 | |
| 515 (53.5%) | |
| 269 (28%) | |
| 178 (18.5%) | |
| Missing | 49 |
| Fetal sex | |
| Female | 462 (46%) |
| Male | 540 (54%) |
| Missing | 9 |
Note: BMI, body mass index; IQR, interquartile range.