| | |
NH White N (%)
|
NH Black N (%)
|
% PTB
|
% LBW
|
PR** (95% CI)
|
|---|
|
Preterm birth
| |
471 (6.7)
|
539 (12.8)
|
8.7
|
70.6
|
1.91 (1.69, 2.15)
|
|
Low birth weight
| |
308 (4.4)
|
485 (11.5)
|
70.6
|
6.9
|
2.49 (2.17, 2.87)
|
|
(column percent) Individual-level maternal characteristics
|
|
Marital status
| | | | | | |
| |
Married
|
6611 (89.7)
|
1815 (41.5)
|
7.3
|
5.2
|
0.46 (0.44, 0.48)
|
| |
Not married
|
761 (10.3)
|
2562 (58.5)
|
11.8
|
10.6
|
5.70 (5.30, 6.12)
|
|
Maternal age
| | | | | | |
| |
< 20 years
|
210 (2.9)
|
555 (12.7)
|
9.7
|
9.9
|
4.45 (3.81, 5.19)
|
| |
20–24 years
|
772 (10.5)
|
1344 (30.7)
|
9.4
|
8.2
|
3.11 (2.87, 3.38)
|
| |
25–29 years
|
2000 (27.1)
|
1155 (27.4)
|
8.7
|
6.1
|
0.97 (0.91, 1.03)
|
| |
30–34 years
|
2798 (38.0)
|
823 (18.8)
|
7.5
|
5.8
|
0.50 (0.46, 0.53)
|
| |
35+ years
|
1592 (21.6)
|
500 (11.4)
|
9.3
|
6.8
|
0.53 (0.48, 0.58)
|
|
Maternal education
| | | | | | |
| |
< 12 years
|
309 (4.2)
|
794 (18.2)
|
10.3
|
8.6
|
4.33 (3.82, 4.91)
|
| |
12 years
|
936 (12.7)
|
1350 (30.9)
|
10.6
|
9.2
|
2.43 (2.26, 2.62)
|
| |
> 12 years
|
6110 (83.1)
|
2219 (50.9)
|
7.6
|
5.6
|
0.61 (0.59, 0.63)
|
- * Distribution, percent preterm birth, percent low birth weight and prevalence ratio [PR] (95% confidence intervals [95% CI]) for individual-level attributes of women living in Raleigh crime report area, 1999–2001
- **PR = prevalence in blacks/prevalence in whites
