Research Article
Very Low Birth Weight and Perinatal Periods of Risk: Disparities in St. Louis
Table 3
Prevalence of risk and preventive factors for VLBW among all live births/fetal deaths, St. Louis City and County, 2000–2009 (
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| Risk/Preventive Factors | Overall | Race | County | Total Population | Black | White | P-value | St. Louis County | St. Louis City | P-value | () | () | () | () | () | % | % | % | % | % |
| Maternal Age | | | | <.0001 | | | <.0001 | 20 | 11.1 | 20.3 | 4.5 | | 8.3 | 17.6 | | 21–34 | 74.2 | 72.2 | 75.6 | | 74.6 | 73.2 | | 34 | 14.7 | 7.5 | 19.9 | | 17.2 | 9.2 | | Maternal Education | | | | <.0001 | | | <.0001 | 13 years | 41.5 | 65.0 | 24.6 | | 32.8 | 61.6 | | 13 + years | 58.5 | 35.0 | 75.4 | | 67.2 | 38.4 | | Medicaid (yes) | 40.9 | 70.4 | 19.5 | <.0001 | 31.3 | 62.9 | <.0001 | Inadequate Prenatal Care (yes) | 10.8 | 20.8 | 3.8 | <.0001 | 7.4 | 18.7 | <.0001 | Parity | | | | <.0001 | | | <.0001 | Nulliparous | 40.5 | 37.3 | 42.9 | | 40.5 | 40.6 | | Primiparous | 29.8 | 26.5 | 32.2 | | 31.3 | 26.3 | | Multiparous | 29.7 | 36.2 | 24.9 | | 28.2 | 33.1 | | Smoking (yes) | 11.5 | 12.2 | 11.1 | <.0001 | 9.5 | 16.2 | <.0001 | Diabetes (yes) | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | <.0001 | 3.9 | 3.9 | .42 | Chronic Hypertension (yes) | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | <.0001 | 1.6 | 2.1 | <.0001 | Gestational Hypertension (yes) | 5.7 | 7.2 | 4.6 | <.0001 | 5.5 | 6.3 | <.0001 | Eclampsia (yes) | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.05 | <.001 | 0.07 | 0.08 | .46 |
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