Table 1 Maternal socio-demographic and medical characteristics.
Variable | Not-Pharmacologically-Treated (N = 41) | Pharmacologically-Treated (N = 17) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
Maternal age at enrollment (years) | 29.2 ± 5.9 | 27.2 ± 5.4 | 0.23° |
Gestational age at enrollment (weeks) | 22.1 ± 7.4 | 20.2 ± 6.8 | 0.411 |
Body mass index (BMI) | 25.2 ± 5.2 | 24.6 ± 5.9 | 0.68° |
N (%) | N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Race | 0.793 | ||
White | 37 (90.2%) | 15 (88.2%) | |
American Indian | 3 (7.3%) | 1 (5.9%) | |
Other or Mixed | 1 (2.4%) | 1 (5.9%) | |
Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latina | 31 (75.6%) | 12 (70.6%) | 0.753 |
Marital/cohabiting status | 0.263 | ||
Single/separated/divorced | 19 (46.3%) | 5 (29.4%) | |
Married/cohabiting | 22 (53.7%) | 12 (70.6%) | |
Educational level | 0.692 | ||
Less than high school graduate | 15 (36.6%) | 5 (29.4%) | |
High school graduate or GED | 10 (24.4%) | 6 (35.3%) | |
At least some college or vocational school | 16 (39.0%) | 6 (35.3%) | |
Employed (at enrollment) | 17 (41.5%) | 5 (29.4%) | 0.553 |
Health insurance | 0.353 | ||
Employer-based insurance/self-purchased/other | 2 (4.9%) | 1 (5.9%) | |
Medicaid | 39 (95.1%) | 16 (94.1%) | |
Gravidity: primigravida | 5 (12.2%) | 4 (23.5%) | 0.433 |
Parity: nulliparous | 8 (19.5%) | 6 (35.3%) | 0.202 |
Medical conditions | |||
Hepatitis C | 9 (22.0%) | 6 (35.3%) | 0.032 |
Preeclampsia or hypertension | 6 (14.6%) | 5 (29.4%) | 0.192 |
