Table 1 |
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Individual-level characteristics of study sample, Raleigh crime report area, 1999–2001* |
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| NH White N (%) |
NH Black N (%) |
% PTB |
% LBW |
PR** (95% CI) |
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| Preterm birth |
471 (6.7) |
539 (12.8) |
8.7 |
70.6 |
1.91 (1.69, 2.15) |
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| Low birth weight |
308 (4.4) |
485 (11.5) |
70.6 |
6.9 |
2.49 (2.17, 2.87) |
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| (column percent) Individual-level maternal characteristics |
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| Marital status |
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| Married |
6611 (89.7) |
1815 (41.5) |
7.3 |
5.2 |
0.46 (0.44, 0.48) |
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| Not married |
761 (10.3) |
2562 (58.5) |
11.8 |
10.6 |
5.70 (5.30, 6.12) |
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| Maternal age |
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| < 20 years |
210 (2.9) |
555 (12.7) |
9.7 |
9.9 |
4.45 (3.81, 5.19) |
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| 20–24 years |
772 (10.5) |
1344 (30.7) |
9.4 |
8.2 |
3.11 (2.87, 3.38) |
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| 25–29 years |
2000 (27.1) |
1155 (27.4) |
8.7 |
6.1 |
0.97 (0.91, 1.03) |
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| 30–34 years |
2798 (38.0) |
823 (18.8) |
7.5 |
5.8 |
0.50 (0.46, 0.53) |
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| 35+ years |
1592 (21.6) |
500 (11.4) |
9.3 |
6.8 |
0.53 (0.48, 0.58) |
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| Maternal education |
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| < 12 years |
309 (4.2) |
794 (18.2) |
10.3 |
8.6 |
4.33 (3.82, 4.91) |
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| 12 years |
936 (12.7) |
1350 (30.9) |
10.6 |
9.2 |
2.43 (2.26, 2.62) |
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| > 12 years |
6110 (83.1) |
2219 (50.9) |
7.6 |
5.6 |
0.61 (0.59, 0.63) |
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* Distribution, percent preterm birth, percent low birth weight and prevalence ratio [PR] (95% confidence intervals [95% CI]) for individual-level attributes of women living in Raleigh crime report area, 1999–2001 **PR = prevalence in blacks/prevalence in whites |
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Messer et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2006 5:22 doi:10.1186/1476-072X-5-22 |
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