Table 2 Characteristics of mothers, infants, and neighborhoods according to SGA status, singleton births, Montréal, Canada, 1997 to 2001
Characteristic | Normal growth | SGA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Mothers | ||||
Age | ||||
<20 years | 3484 | 87.8 | 486 | 12.2 |
20–34 years | 69497 | 90.9 | 6945 | 9.1 |
35+ years | 16324 | 91.1 | 1593 | 8.9 |
Education (years) | 89306 | 14 (4)* | 9024 | 13 (4)* |
Maternal place of birth | ||||
Canadian-born | 50209 | 91.4 | 4739 | 8.6 |
Foreign-born | 39097 | 90.1 | 4285 | 9.9 |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 54087 | 91.4 | 5063 | 8.6 |
Unmarried | 35219 | 89.9 | 3961 | 10.1 |
Infants | ||||
IPI category | ||||
Firstborn | 42508 | 88.9 | 5321 | 11.1 |
Subsequent born | ||||
Short IPI | 8555 | 92.6 | 680 | 7.4 |
Intermediate IPI | 21081 | 93.4 | 1487 | 6.6 |
Long IPI | 17162 | 91.8 | 1536 | 8.2 |
Neighborhoods | ||||
Perceived security | ||||
High | 18241 | 92.2 | 1545 | 7.8 |
High-moderate | 18905 | 91.2 | 1822 | 8.8 |
Moderate | 20514 | 90.5 | 2148 | 9.5 |
Low-moderate | 16585 | 91.0 | 1639 | 9.0 |
Low | 15061 | 89.0 | 1870 | 11.0 |
Proportion foreign-born | ||||
High | 18931 | 89.5 | 2219 | 10.5 |
High-moderate | 17200 | 91.7 | 1566 | 8.3 |
Moderate | 17935 | 91.2 | 1723 | 8.8 |
Low-moderate | 17981 | 91.7 | 1634 | 8.3 |
Low | 17259 | 90.2 | 1882 | 9.8 |
Total live births | 89306 | 90.8 | 9024 | 9.2 |