Table 1:
Infant, care-related and sociodemographic factors among infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, California, 2006–2011.
| Characteristics | Total population n = 552 | |
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Lived far/not transferred | 248 | 44.9 |
| Lived close/not transferred | 117 | 21.2 |
| Lived close/transferred | 187 | 33.9 |
| Infant and care-related factors | ||
| Sex | ||
| Male | 337 | 61.1 |
| Female | 215 | 38.9 |
| Birth weight (g) | ||
| <2500 | 126 | 22.8 |
| ≥2500 | 426 | 77.2 |
| Gestational age (wk) | ||
| <37 | 108 | 20.2 |
| ≥37 | 427 | 79.8 |
| 5-Minute APGAR score | ||
| <7 | 77 | 14.0 |
| ≥7 | 475 | 86.1 |
| Co-occurring major birth defects | ||
| None | 517 | 93.7 |
| Any | 35 | 6.3 |
| Prenatal care initiation | ||
| Trimester 1 | 456 | 84.4 |
| Trimester 2 or later or none | 84 | 15.6 |
| Level of care of birth hospital | ||
| Level I/II | 96 | 17.4 |
| Level III | 272 | 49.3 |
| Level IV | 184 | 33.3 |
| Sociodemographic factors | ||
| Age (yrs) | ||
| <20 | 41 | 7.4 |
| 20–34 | 393 | 71.2 |
| ≥35 | 117 | 21.2 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White Non-Hispanic | 150 | 28.0 |
| Hispanic – US born | 110 | 20.5 |
| Hispanic – Foreign born | 192 | 35.8 |
| Black Non-Hispanic | 35 | 6.5 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 26 | 4.9 |
| Other | 23 | 4.3 |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school | 172 | 33.3 |
| High school graduate | 160 | 31.0 |
| Some college or higher | 185 | 35.8 |
| Medical Insurance | ||
| Private | 212 | 38.6 |
| Medi-Cal/Other Governmental | 337 | 61.4 |
| Census tract poverty level | ||
| <25 percentile | 110 | 20.2 |
| 25–75 percentile | 277 | 50.7 |
| >75 percentile | 159 | 29.1 |