Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants in the Human Placenta and Phthalates Study (N = 303).

From: Personal care product use patterns in association with phthalate and replacement biomarkers across pregnancy

 

N (%)

Race/ethnicity

    Non-Hispanic White

118 (38.9)

    Non-Hispanic Black

131 (43.2)

    Hispanic, any race

49 (16.2)

    Other1

5 (1.7)

Clinic Site

    EVMS

218 (72.0)

    UTMB

85 (28.1)

Marital status

    Single2

131 (43.2)

    Married or living with partner

166 (54.8)

    Missing

6

Current employment

    None

139 (48.1)

    Any

150 (51.9)

    Missing

14

Health insurance3

    Private

82 (27.5)

    Government-assisted

216 (72.5)

    Missing

5

Parity

    0

108 (35.8)

    1, 2

155 (51.3)

    3+

39 (12.9)

Smoking in 3 months prior to pregnancy

    No

204 (67.8)

    Yes

97 (32.2)

    Missing

2

Education

    High school graduate or below

131 (44.7)

    Some college, technical school, or associates degree

123 (42.0)

    4-year college degree

39 (13.3)

    Missing

10

Age (years)

    18–22

78 (25.9)

    23–26.5

83 (27.6)

    27–30

72 (23.9)

    30–46

68 (22.6)

    Missing

2

Early pregnancy BMI (kg/m2)

    <18.5

16 (5.3)

    18.5–24.99

135 (44.7)

    25–29.99

112 (37.1)

    >30

39 (12.9)

    Missing

1

  1. BMI Body mass index; EVMS Eastern Virginia Medical School; UTMB University of Texas Medical Branch
  2. 1Includes Asian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, multiracial.
  3. 2Includes never married, divorced, separated, widowed.
  4. 3One participant who reported “self-pay/uninsured” was grouped with government-assisted.