Table 1 Demographics of neonates with down syndrome in the NICU stratified by gestational age group, 2008–2022.
n (%) or median (25th–75th percentile) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | <28 weeks | 28–31 weeks | 32–36 weeks | 37+ weeks | |
n (%) | 7037 (100) | 95 (1) | 304 (4) | 2168 (31) | 4470 (64) |
Gestational age, in weeks | 37 (36, 38) | 26 (25, 27) | 30 (29, 31) | 35 (34, 36) | 38 (37, 39) |
Male sex | 3921 (56) | 54 (57) | 165 (54) | 1246 (58) | 2456 (55) |
Race | |||||
Asian | 221 (3) | 3 (3) | 10 (3) | 69 (3) | 139 (3) |
Black | 839 (12) | 18 (19) | 44 (15) | 267 (12) | 510 (11) |
Multiracial | 141 (2) | 4 (4) | 4 (1) | 53 (2) | 80 (2) |
White | 4403 (63) | 48 (51) | 184 (61) | 1315 (61) | 2856 (64) |
Othera | 1066 (15) | 15 (16) | 44 (15) | 356 (16) | 651 (15) |
Missing/unknown | 367 (5) | 7 (7) | 18 (6) | 108 (5) | 234 (5) |
Ethnicityb | |||||
Hispanic | 1736 (27) | 17 (21) | 67 (25) | 562 (28) | 1090 (27) |
Non-Hispanic | 4662 (73) | 64 (79) | 207 (75) | 1417 (72) | 2974 (73) |
Urbanicityc | |||||
Rural | 1228 (18) | 19 (20) | 50 (17) | 365 (17) | 794 (18) |
Urban/suburban | 5727 (82) | 75 (80) | 252 (83) | 1782 (83) | 3618 (82) |
2010 zip code-level median household income, dollars | 41,078 (33,204, 52,509) | 37,356 (29,882, 44,987) | 39,721 (32,382, 50,625) | 41,733 (33,141, 52,554) | 41,018 (33,319, 52,511) |
Primary payord | |||||
Commercial only | 2997 (43) | 32 (36) | 116 (38) | 916 (42) | 1933 (44) |
Government only | 3773 (54) | 54 (60) | 177 (58) | 1194 (55) | 2348 (53) |
Othere | 222 (3) | 4 (4) | 10 (3) | 52 (2) | 156 (4) |
