Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of patients desiring postpartum sterilization by median of area deprivation index (ADI)
From: Association between neighborhood disadvantage and fulfillment of desired postpartum sterilization
Variable | Neighborhood Disadvantage | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Above the Median ADI ≥ 126a n = 667 | Below the Median ADI < 126 n = 665 | ||
Mean maternal age at delivery (years) | 29.2 (5.4) | 31.2 (5.3) | < 0.001 |
Parity ≥2 | 535 (80.2) | 483 (72.6) | 0.003 |
Median Gestational age at delivery (weeks) | 39.0 (37.0–41.0) | 39.0 (37.0–41.0) | 0.94 |
Route of Delivery | < 0.001 | ||
 Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 409 (61.3) | 332 (49.9) |  |
 Operative vaginal delivery | 15 (2.2) | 13 (2.0) |  |
 Cesarean section | 243 (36.4) | 320 (48.1) |  |
 Adequate prenatal care (≥6 visits) | 511 (76.6) | 535 (80.5) | 0.21 |
  (Missing) | 5 (1.3) | 0 (0) |  |
Race and Ethnicity | < 0.001 | ||
 Black or African American | 396 (59.4) | 271 (40.8) |  |
 White | 143 (21.4) | 259 (38.9) |  |
 Hispanic | 112 (16.8) | 100 (15.0) |  |
 Asian | 4 (0.6) | 9 (1.4) |  |
 Other | 12 (1.8) | 26 (3.9) |  |
 Married | 84 (12.6) | 214 (32.2) | < 0.001 |
  (Missing) | 13 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Attended College | 136 (20.4) | 274 (41.2) | < 0.001 |
  (Missing) | 23 (5.8) | 3 (4) |  |
Insurance | < 0.001 | ||
 Private | 24 (3.6) | 131 (19.7) |  |
 Medicaid | 573 (85.9) | 456 (68.6) |  |
 Medicare | 58 (8.7) | 49 (7.4) |  |
 None | 18 (2.1) | 23 (5.0) |  |