Table 1 Demographics of the 2006 and 2013 (NICU and WBN) Participants
Demographic variables | 2006 vs. 2013 | 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | 2013 | p-value | NICU | Well baby | p-value | |
Total number of participants | 201 | 153 | 51 | 102 | ||
Mean age of mother (yrs) | 29 ± 5 | 29 ± 5 | 0.90 | 28 ± 5 | 31 ± 5% | 0.78 |
Median gravidity | 2 | 2 | 0.03 | 2 | 2 | 0.61 |
Median parity | 1 | 2 | 0.01 | 2 | 2 | 0.10 |
Mean gestational age (wks) | 38 ± 1 | 37 ± 5 | 0.80 | 33 ± 6 | 39 ± 1 | 0.25 |
Delivery type | ||||||
Vaginal | 60% | 60% | 0.92 | 48% | 64% | 0.06 |
Sex of infant | ||||||
Female | 50% | 52% | 0.71 | 54% | 54% | 0.99 |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 72% | 57% | 0.31 | 46% | 62% | 0.07 |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
White, Non-Hispanic | 68% | 56% | 0.02 | 50% | 59% | 0.30 |
Work | ||||||
Full-time | 58% | 64% | 0.25 | 67% | 62% | 0.55 |
Education level | ||||||
College educated | 43% | 53% | 0.06 | 47% | 55% | 0.33 |
Insurance | ||||||
Public | 22% | 36% | 0.01 | 44% | 31% | 0.11 |
Where mom born | ||||||
US-born | 92% | 88% | 0.22 | 92% | 87% | 0.32 |
Obstetrical provider | ||||||
Mid-wife | 4% | 14% | 0.01 | 19% | 11% | 0.15 |