Table 1

Maternal characteristics

Total study populationABCDUngradedP value
(N=3160)(N=32)(N=463)(N=930)(N=1444)(N=291)
Age
 Mean (SD)31.5 (5.8)32.7 (6.2)31.9 (5.8)31.2 (5.8)31.3 (5.9)33.0 (5.3)0.1
Race (non-Latino)
 American Indian25 (0.79%)0 (0.00%)< 5 (<1.08%)10 (1.08%)10 (0.69%)< 5 (<1.72%)<0.001
 Asian/Pacific Islander298 (9.43%)0 (0.00%)56 (12.10%)99 (10.65%)106 (7.34%)37 (12.71%)
 Black536 (16.96)<5 (<15.62%)52 (11.23%)96 (10.32%)335 (23.20%)<55 (<18.9%)
 Multiple/other race926 (29.30%)5 (15.62%)145 (31.32%)371 (39.89%)361 (25%)44 (15.12%)
 White1111 (35.16%)21 (65.62%)173 (37.37%)274 (29.46%)508 (35.18%)135 (46.39%)
 Missing264 (8.4%)<5 (<15.62%)<5 (<1.08%)80 (8.6%)124 (8.6%)24 (8.2%)
Ethnicity (Latino)
 Non-Latino1481 (46.87%)23 (71.88%)210 (45.36%)308 (33.12%)747 (51.73%)193 (66.32%)<0.001
 Latino1581 (50.03%)6 (18.75%)239 (51.62%)604 (64.95%)650 (45.01%)82 (28.18%)
 Missing98 (3.1%)3 (9.4%)14 (3.0%)18 (1.9%)47 (3.3%)16 (5.5%)
Education level
 Less than high school368 (11.65%)0 (0.00%)48 (10.37%)163 (17.53%)144 (9.97%)13 (4.47%)<0.001
 High school degree, GED>567 (>17.94%)<5 (<15.62%)87 (18.79%)222 (23.87%)244 (16.90%)18 (6.19%)
 Some college +>1758 (>55.63%)>21 (>65.63%)266 (57.45%)434 (46.67%)831 (57.55%)206 (70.79%)
 Missing457 (14.5%)5 (15.6%)62 (13.4%)111 (11.9%)225 (15.6%)54 (18.6%)
Annual household income
 <US$30 000>785 (>24.84%)<5 (<15.62%)103 (22.25%)251 (26.99%)391 (27.08%)42 (14.43%)0.002
 US$30 000–US$49 999>212 (>6.71%)<5 (<15.62%)27 (5.83%)63 (6.77%)115 (7.96%)10 (3.44%)
 US$50 000–US$74 999>166 (>5.25%)<5 (<15.62%)29 (6.26%)52 (5.59%)72 (4.99%)16 (5.50%)
 US$75 000–US$99 999>111 (>3.51%)<5 (<15.62%)16 (3.46%)40 (4.30%)49 (3.39%)10 (3.44%)
 US$100 000879 (27.82%)19 (59.38%)123 (26.57%)182 (19.57%)422 (29.22%)133 (45.70%)
 Missing987 (31.2%)5 (15.6%)165 (35.6%)342 (36.8%)395 (27.4%)80 (27.5%)
Marriage status
 Married2059 (65.16%)23 (71.88%)311 (67.17%)592 (63.66%)926 (64.13%)207 (71.13%)0.035
 Not married668 (21.14%)5 (15.62%)102 (22.03%)243 (26.13%)283 (19.60%)35 (12.03%)
 Missing433 (13.7%)4 (12.5%)50 (10.8%)95 (10.2%)235 (16.3%)49 (16.8%)
Parity
 Nulliparous1061 (33.58%)12 (37.50%)180 (38.88%)275 (29.57%)466 (32.27%)128 (43.99%)<0.001
 Missing888 (28.1%)11 (34.4%)98 (21.2%)221 (23.8%)485 (33.6%)73 (25.1%)
Gestational diabetes
 No>2360 (>74.68%)>20 (>62.50%)331 (71.49%)673 (72.37%)1100 (76.18%)236 (81.10%)<0.001
 Yes>499 (>15.79%)< 5 (<15.62%)93 (20.09%)193 (20.75%)189 (13.09%)26 (8.93%)
 Missing291 (9.2%)4 (12.5%)39 (8.4%)64 (6.9%)155 (10.7%)29 (10.0%)
Hypertensive disorders
 No>2550 (>80.70%)>22 (>68.75%)369 (79.70%)772 (83.01%)1148 (79.50%)239 (82.13%)0.289
 Yes>507 (>16.04%)<5 (<15.62%)77 (16.63%)139 (14.95%)251 (17.38%)43 (14.78%)
 Missing93 (2.9%)3 (9.4%)17 (3.7%)19 (2.0%)45 (3.1%)9 (3.1%)
Alcohol use
 No>1904 (>60.25%)>9 (>28.13%)282 (60.91%)604 (64.95%)845 (58.52%)164 (56.36%)0.002
 Yes>195 (>6.17%)<5 (<15.62%)15 (3.24%)52 (5.59%)114 (7.89%)16 (5.50%)
 Missing1051 (33.3%)15 (46.9%)166 (35.9%)274 (29.5%)485 (33.6%)111 (38.1%)
Tobacco use
 No2354 (74.49%)24 (75.00%)345 (74.51%)652 (70.11%)1120 (77.56%)213 (73.20%)0.289
 Yes91 (2.88%)0 (0.00%)9 (1.94%)19 (2.04%)51 (3.53%)12 (4.12%)
 Missing715 (22.6%)8 (25.0%)109 (23.5%)259 (27.8%)273 (18.9%)66 (22.7%)
  • Per NIH ECHO policy, cells with participants <5 people are hidden in order to protect participant identity.

  • ECHO, Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes; NIH, National Institute of Health.