Table 2 Characteristics of mother and deliveries in the birth Certificate and Medicaid Analytic eXtract linked cohort
Characteristics | FLORIDA (N = 558,224) | TEXAS (N = 981,120) |
|---|---|---|
Mother age (median, SD)a | 23.7 (5.7) | 22.9 (5.3) |
Neonate's gendera | ||
Male | 284,821 (51.0) | 499,071 (50.9) |
Female | 272,798 (48.9) | 482,049 (49.1) |
Missing | 605 (0.1) | 0 |
Mother race (%)a | ||
White | 231,583 (41.5) | 261,530 (26.7) |
Black | 177,530 (31.8) | 151,157 (15.4) |
Hispanic | 121,740 (21.8) | 518,202 (52.8) |
Others | 6579 (1.2) | 10,557 (1.1) |
Missing | 20,792 (3.7) | 39,674 (4.0) |
Mother education (%)b | ||
Secondary school or less | 149,570 (26.8) | 488,092 (49.7) |
High school | 245,514 (44.0) | 255,125 (26.0) |
Undergraduate | 147,612 (26.4) | 210,553 (21.5) |
Graduate | 4879 (0.9) | 23,264 (2.4) |
Missing | 10,649 (1.9) | 3636 (0.4) |
Gestational Age (median, SD)b | 39 (2.0) | 39 (2.0) |
Mother alcohol use (%)b | ||
Yes | 2385 (0.4) | 3533 (0.9) |
No | 549,170 (98.4) | 372,618 (98.8) |
Missing | 6669 (1.2) | 949 (0.3) |
Mother tobacco use (%)b | ||
Smoking | 76,689 (13.7) | 45,397 (12.0) |
Quitted | 7158 (1.3) | NA* |
Not smoking | 472,943 (84.7) | 330,816 (87.7) |
Missing | 1434 (0.3) | 887 (0.3) |
Birthplace (%)b | ||
Medical facility | 540,183 (96.8) | 980,267 (99.9) |
Home | 4450 (0.8) | 727 (0.07) |
Missing | 13,591 (2.4) | 124 (0.0) |
Prenatal visit (median, SD)b | 11 (3.8) | 10 (4.0) |
Preterm (%)b | ||
Yes | 56,934 (10.2) | 112,482 (11.4) |
No | 492,731 (88.3) | 863,893 (88.1) |
Missing | 8559 (1.5) | 4745 (0.5) |
Birthweight (%)b | ||
Very low (< 1500 g) | 6686 (1.2) | 12,651 (1.3) |
Low (1500 – 2499 g) | 41,197 (7.4) | 77,423 (7.9) |
Normal (2500 – 3999 g) | 472,673 (84.7) | 841,045 (85.7) |
High (> = 4000 g) | 37,065 (6.6) | 50,001 (5.1) |
Missing | 603 (0.1) | 0 |