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Table 6 Maternal risk factors by census dissemination area income quintile

From: Investigating maternal risk factors as potential targets of intervention to reduce socioeconomic inequality in small for gestational age: a population-based study

 

Census dissemination area average income quintile

     
 

1 (lowest)

2

3

4

5 (highest)

2-sided p

n

11444

11510

11953

12163

11969

 
   

n (%)

   

Smoking during pregnancy

690 (6)

807 (7)

815 (7)

698 (6)

468 (4)

<0.0001

Maternal age

      

 <20

269 (2)

211 (2)

201 (2)

144 (1)

102 (1)

<0.0001

 20–35

8714 (76)

8667 (75)

8827 (74)

8738 (72)

7729 (65)

 

 ≥ 35

2461 (22)

2632 (23)

2925 (24)

3281 (27)

4138 (35)

 

Parity ≥ 1

5713 (50)

5643 (49)

5979 (50)

6119 (50)

6089 (51)

.0760

Pre-pregnancy BMI

      

 Underweight (<18.5)

1092 (10)

878 (8)

772 (6)

691 (6)

665 (6)

<0.0001

 Normal weight (18.5–25)

7190 (63)

7167 (62)

7355 (62)

7727 (64)

8279 (69)

 

 Overweight (25–30)

2144 (19)

2278 (20)

2464 (21)

2471 (20)

2137 (18)

 

 Obese (≥30)

1018 (9)

1187 (10)

1362 (11)

1274 (10)

888 (7)

 

Height (cm) – Mean (SD)

162 (7)

163 (7)

164 (7)

165 (7)

165 (7)

<0.0001

Diabetes/ Hypertension

      

 Neither

9388 (82)

9592 (83)

10061 (84)

10493 (86)

10629 (89)

<0.0001

 Diabetes only

1444 (13)

1270 (11)

1188 (10)

984 (8)

729 (6)

 

 Hypertension only

463 (4)

512 (4)

563 (5)

577 (5)

538 (4)

 

 Diabetes & hypertension

149 (1)

136 (1)

141 (1)

109 (1)

73 (1)

 

Oligohydramnios

308 (3)

281 (2)

264 (2)

258 (2)

272 (2)

0.0345

Placenta disorder

238 (2)

274 (2)

239 (2)

245 (2)

255 (2)

0.2528

  1. Average income quintile ranges: quintile 1, $6,196–$24,444; quintile 2, $24,445–28,440; quintile 3, 28,441–$32,954; quintile 4, $32,987–$38,832; quintile 5, $38,838–$509,269. 2-sided p value is for chi squared test except for height, which is for analysis of variance (ANOVA).