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.