Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the groups racial/ethnic.
| Demographics | Black (all ethnicities) (n = 270) | White American (n = 88) | P value | Black American (n = 99) | Black Haitian (n = 110) | Black African (n = 61) | White American (n = 88) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 33.3 ± 6.2 | 32.0 ± 5.8 | .064 | 30.6 ± 6.3 | 35.1 ± 5.7 | 34.5 ± 5.2 | 32.0 ± 5.8 | <.001 |
| BMI | 31.4 ± 7.1 | 28.9 ± 8.0 | .008 | 32.8 ± 8.9 | 30.6 ± 5.9 | 30.3 ± 5.2 | 28.9 ± 8.0 | .004 |
| Parity | .147 | <.001 | ||||||
| Nulliparous | 191 (70.7) | 71 (80.7) | 73 (73.7) | 82 (74.5) | 36 (59.0) | 71 (80.7) | ||
| Multiparous | 69 (25.6) | 16 (18.2) | 17 (17.2) | 27 (24.5) | 25 (41.0) | 16 (18.2) | ||
| Unknown | 10 (3.7) | 1 (1.1) | 9 (9.1) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | ||
| Marital status | 102 (37.8) | 42 (47.7) | .358 | 19 (19.2) | 45 (40.9) | 38 (62.3) | 42 (47.7) | <.001 |
| Married | 141 (52.2) | 40 (45.5) | 71 (71.7) | 54 (49.1) | 16 (26.2) | 40 (45.5) | ||
| Single Divorced/separated | 6 (2.2) | 2 (2.3) | 1 (1.0) | 3 (2.7) | 2 (3.3) | 2 (2.3) | ||
| Unknown | 21 (7.8) | 4 (4.5) | 8 (8.1) | 8 (7.3) | 5 (8.2) | 4 (4.5) | ||
| Employment status | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
| Employed | 115 (42.6) | 56 (63.6) | 48 (48.5) | 45 (40.9) | 22 (36.1) | 56 (63.6) | ||
| Unemployed | 87 (32.2) | 9 (10.2) | 23 (23.2) | 38 (34.5) | 26 (42.6) | 9 (10.2) | ||
| Other | 23 (8.5) | 8 (9.1) | 11 (11.1) | 10 (9.1) | 2 (3.3) | 8 (9.1) | ||
| Unknown | 45 (16.7) | 15 (17.0) | 17 (17.2) | 17 (15.5) | 11 (18.0) | 15 (17.0) | ||
| Insurance type | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
| Medicaid/uninsured | 149 (55.2) | 12 (13.6) | 45 (45.5) | 67 (60.9) | 37 (60.7) | 12 (13.6) | ||
| Commercial/military | 118 (43.7) | 74 (84.1) | 53 (53.5) | 42 (38.2) | 23 (37.7) | 74 (84.1) | ||
| Unknown | 3 (1.1) | 2 (2.3) | 1 (1.0) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (1.6) | 2 (2.3) | ||
| Day 3 FSH | .085 | <.001 | ||||||
| <10 mIU/ml | 207 (76.7) | 77 (87.5) | 88 (88.9) | 77 (70.0) | 42 (68.9) | 77 (87.5) | ||
| ≥10 mIU/ml | 28 (10.4) | 4 (4.5) | 1 (1.0) | 17 (15.5) | 10 (16.4) | 4 (4.5) | ||
| Unknown | 35 (13.0) | 7 (8.0) | 10 (10.1) | 16 (14.5) | 9 (14.8) | 7 (8.0) |
Note: Data presented as mean ± SD or n (%) unless specified otherwise. Black women (all ethnicities) were compared with White American women with t test or χ2 test. For all racial/ethnic group comparisons, analyses were performed with ANOVA or χ2 test. ANOVA = analysis of variance; BMI = body mass index; FSH = follicle-stimulating hormone.