Table 2 Comparison of gestational weight gain and county perinatal resource by maternal and infant characteristi\cs in West Virginia United States, 2010–2011 births. n = 40,679
Variable | Category | All participants | GWG | County perinatal resource | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Above Average | Average | Below Average | ||||
N (%) | Pounds | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
Highest Education Level | ≤ High School | 21,460 (53.5%) | 29.9(14.4) | 2936 (50.4%) | 13,427 (55.0%) | 2139 (60.1%) | <.000a |
BS or some college | 14,966 (37.3%) | 28.2(13.9) | 2430 (41.7%) | 8555 (35.0%) | 1260 (35.4%) | Â | |
≥ Master’s degree | 3678 (9.2%) | 28.7(13.3) | 458 (7.9%) | 2452 (10.0%) | 161 (4.5%) |  | |
Gestational Hypertension | No | 37,184 (92.1%) | 29.3(14.1) | 5194 (89.2%) | 22,438 (91.8%) | 3241 (91.0%) | .000b |
Yes | 3181 (7.9%) | 29.4(14.6) | 630 (10.8%) | 1996 (8.2%) | 319 (9.0%) | Â | |
Sex | Male | 20,776 (51.1%) | 27.8(14.4) | 3051 (52.4%) | 12,316 (50.4%) | 1869 (52.5%) | .995b |
Female | 19,903 (48.9%) | 27.2(13.9) | 2773 (47.6%) | 12,118 (49.6%) | 1691 (47.5%) | Â | |
Insurance Type | Non-Medicaid | 14,383 (41.0%) | 27.9(13.5) | 2524 (43.3%) | 10,177 (41.7%) | 1326 (37.2%) | <.000b |
Medicaid | 20,699 (59%) | 26.6(14.3) | 3300 (56.7%) | 14,257 (58.3%) | 2234 (62.8%) | Â | |
Smoke during pregnancy | No | 29,936 (73.8%) | 28.1(13.9) | 4422 (75.9%) | 17,947 (73.5%) | 2509 (70.5%) | <.000b |
Yes | 10,633 (26.2%) | 25.8(14.6) | 1402 (24.1%) | 6487 (26.5%) | 1051 (29.5%) | Â | |
Gestational Diabetes | No | 38,763 (96.0%) | 27.7(14.1) | 5561 (95.5%) | 23,328 (95.5%) | 3395 (95.4%) | .493b |
Yes | 1602 (4.0%) | 22.7(14.1) | 263 (4.5%) | 1106 (4.5%) | 165 (4.6%) | Â | |
Trimester prenatal care started | 1st Trimester | 32,640 (83.5%) | 27.9(14.0) | 4976 (85.4%) | 20,315 (83.1%) | 2905 (81.6%) | <.000a |
2rd Trimester | 5247 (13.4%) | 25.8(13.8) | 703 (12.1%) | 3419 (14.0%) | 498 (14.0%) | Â | |
3rd Trimester | 1006 (2.6%) | 25.0(14.7) | 123 (2.1%) | 612 (2.5%) | 140 (3.9%) | Â | |
No Care | 206 (0.5%) | 16.3(16.3) | 22 (0.4%) | 88 (0.4%) | 17 (0.5%) | Â | |
Race/ethnicity | Other | 2403 (5.9%) | 26.1(14.2) | 437 (7.5%) | 1519 (6.2%) | 58 (1.6%) | <.000b |
White Non-Hispanic | 38,248 (94.1%) | 27.6(14.1) | 5387 (92.5%) | 22,915 (93.8%) | 3502 (98.4%) | Â | |
Gestational Weight gain (lbs.) | Mean(SD) | 27.5 (14.2) | – | 27.0 (14.6) | 27.6 (14.1) | 27.4 (13.8) | .013c |
Maternal Age (years) | Mean(SD) | 26.2 (5.9) | – | 26.6 (5.9) | 26.2 (5.9) | 25.7 (5.7) | <.000c |
County Population in poverty (%) | Mean(SD) | 18.5 (4.1) | – | 17.4 (2.9) | 18.4 (4.2) | 21.1 (3.7) | <.000c |