Very Low Birth Weight and Perinatal Periods of Risk: Disparities in St. Louis

Table 2

Kitagawa analysis, percentage contribution to differences in excess fetal-infant mortality rates, St. Louis City and County, Missouri, 2000–2009^∗.

PPOR Category	PA to birth weight distribution (%)	PA to birth weight specific mortality rates (%)	Total (%)
Maternal Health/Prematurity
Black, non-Hispanic	46.1	3.4	49.5
St. Louis City	43.8	2.8	46.7
All	48.3	3.2	51.5
Maternal Care, Newborn Care, and infant death
Black, non-Hispanic	13.6	36.9	50.5
St. Louis City	16.0	37.4	53.4
All	15.3	33.2	48.5
Total (All categories)
Black, non-Hispanic	59.7	40.3	100
St. Louis City	59.8	40.2	100
All	63.6	36.4	100

∗PA = Percent attributable.