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Table 2 Comparison of socio-demographic characteristics and acculturation according to latent risk profile groups

From: Psychological, cultural and neuroendocrine profiles of risk for preterm birth

Variable

Low risk (N = 157)

Moderate risk (N = 272)

High risk (N = 86)

P- value

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Age

25.82 (6.46)

24.32 (5.47)

23.29 (5.25)

0.002

Married - Yes (N, %)

83 (55.70)

124 (48.25)

21 (26.92)

0.0001

Education (years)

11.45 (2.72)

11.99 (2.27)

11.95 (2.27)

0.07

Income (Median, IQR)

21600 (14400, 35000)

25000 (15000, 36400)

20000 (11000, 30000)

0.07a

Insurance

   

0.88

 Medicaid (N, %)

79 (50.64)

148 (54.41)

48 (55.81)

 

 Peri-Chips (N, %)

44 (28.21)

69 (25.37)

24 (27.91)

 

 Private (N, %)

22 (14.10)

41 (15.07)

11 (12.79)

 

 Self-pay, or other (N, %)

11 (7.05)

14 (5.15)

3 (3.49)

 

Level of acculturation

    

 Years in the U.S.

19.14 (7.63)

20.82 (6.74)

21.42 (5.26)

0.02

 Generation

1.90 (1.05)

2.43 (1.21)

2.44 (1.10)

<.0001

 Residence index

0.77 (0.29)

0.87 (0.23)

0.93 (0.17)

<.0001

 English proficiency

22.53 (8.50)

26.53 (5.44)

27.01 (4.70)

<.0001

 Spanish proficiency

19.42 (6.65)

17.40 (7.30)

16.81 (7.25)

0.005

 American cultural identity

18.32 (4.90)

19.86 (4.10)

18.97 (4.18)

0.002

 Mexican cultural identity

24.37 (4.55)

24.83 (4.72)

23.69 (5.61)

0.15

  1. aKruskal-Wallis P-Value