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Table 1 Characteristics of Pregnant Women in NY with CHD Admitted for Delivery, by Region, SPARCS, 2008–2013

From: Proximity to risk-appropriate perinatal hospitals for pregnant women with congenital heart defects in New York state

 

NYS (Total = 909) N(%)

NYC (Total = 382) N(%)

Outside NYC (Total = 527) N(%)

P value

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS

CHD Severity

   

0.0042

  Severe

46 (5.06)

28 (7.33)

18 (3.42)

 

  Mild-Moderate

617 (67.88)

266 (69.63)

351 (66.60)

 

  Isolated Atrial Septal Defect

246 (27.06)

88 (23.04)

158 (29.98)

 

Cardiovascular Comorbidities

253 (27.83)

109 (28.53)

144 (27.32)

0.69

  Hypertension

12 (1.32)

5 (1.31)

7 (1.33)

0.62

  Hyperlipidemia

3 (0.33)

2 (0.52)

1 (0.19)

NC

  Coronary Artery Disease

5 (0.55)

1 (0.26)

4 (0.76)

NC

Other Cardiovascular

178 (19.58)

71 (18.59)

107 (20.30)

0.52

  Conduction Disorder

72 (7.92)

34 (8.90)

38 (7.21)

0.35

  Venous Disorder/Phlebitis

8 (0.88)

5 (1.31)

3 (0.57)

0.24

  Heart Failure

19 (2.09)

14 (3.66)

5 (0.95)

0.0047

Other Comorbidities

  Diabetes Mellitus

17 (1.87)

11 (2.88)

6 (1.14)

0.06

  Other Endocrine, Non-Diabetes Mellitus

58 (6.38)

19 (4.97)

39 (7.40)

0.14

  Birth Defects (Non-CHD)

26 (2.86%)

10 (2.62)

16 (3.04)

0.71

  Musculoskeletal

33 (3.63)

17 (4.45)

16 (3.04)

0.26

Respiratory/Pulmonary

119 (13.09)

57 (14.92)

62 (11.76)

0.16

  Injury/Trauma

5 (0.55)

3 (0.79)

2 (0.38)

NC

  Neurological/Central Nervous System

20 (2.20)

11 (2.88)

9 (1.71)

0.23

  Immunology/Rheumatology/Allergy

11 (1.21)

5 (1.31)

6 (1.14)

0.82

  Infectious Disease

62 (6.82)

27 (7.07)

35 (6.64)

0.80

  Mental Health

96 (10.56)

26 (6.81)

70 (13.28)

0.0017

  Hematologic

148 (16.28)

72 (18.85)

76 (14.42)

0.07

  Neoplasms

30 (3.30)

17 (4.45)

13 (2.47)

0.10

Gastrointestinal

43 (4.73)

23 (6.02)

20 (3.80)

0.12

  Renal and Other Genitourinary

8 (0.88)

2 (0.52)

6 (1.14)

NC

  Genitourinary/Gynecological

50 (5.50)

25 (6.54)

25 (4.74)

0.24

Number of Other Comorbidities

  0

421 (46.31)

164 (42.93)

257 (48.77)

0.22

  1–2

418 (45.98)

187 (48.95)

231 (43.83)

 

  3+

70 (7.70)

31 (8.12)

39 (7.40)

 

Age, Continuous

30.54 + 6.21

30.50 + 6.20

30.58 + 6.23

0.84

Age, Categorical

   

0.17

  15–19 years

25 (2.75)

7 (1.83)

18 (3.42)

 

  20–24 years

161 (17.71)

77 (20.16)

84 (15.94)

 

  25–29 years

212 (23.32)

78 (20.42)

134 (25.43)

 

  30–34 years

256 (28.16)

111 (29.06)

145 (27.51)

 

  35–39 years

174 (19.14)

78 (20.42)

96 (18.22)

 

  40–44 years

81 (8.91)

31 (8.12)

50 (9.49)

 

Race/Ethnicity

   

< 0.0001

  Hispanic

150 (16.50)

105 (27.49)

45 (8.54)

 

  Non-Hispanic White

518 (56.99)

134 (35.08)

384 (72.87)

 

  Non-Hispanic Black

106 (11.66)

65 (17.02)

41 (7.78)

 

  Non-Hispanic Other

135 (14.85)

78 (20.42)

57 (10.82)

 

Insurance

   

0.57

  Private

730 (80.31)

313 (81.94)

417 (79.13)

 

  Federal

142 (15.62)

63 (16.49)

101 (19.17)

 

  Self Pay

15 (1.65)

6 (1.57)

9 (1.70)

 

NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS

RUCA Category

   

NC

  NYC

382 (42.02)

382 (100)

0 (0)

 

  Non-NYC Urban

496 (54.57)

0 (0)

496 (94.12)

 

  Non-NYC Rural

31 (3.41)

0 (0)

31 (5.88)

 

Percent Above 200% Poverty Line

   

< 0.001

  0–25%

79 (8.69)

46 (12.04)

33 (6.26)

 

  26–50%

199 (21.89)

130 (34.03)

69 (13.09)

 

  51–75%

265 (29.15)

99 (25.92)

166 (31.50)

 

  76–100%

366 (40.26)

107 (28.01)

259 (49.15)

 

CHARACTERISTICS OF HOSPITAL ATTENDED

Closest Level 3/RPC Hospital

   

0.01

  Yes

192 (21.12)

65 (17.02)

127 (24.10)

 

  No

717 (78, 88)

317 (82.98)

400 (75.90)

 

Teaching Status

   

< 0.0001

  Teaching

807 (88.78)

370 (96.86)

437 (82.92)

 

  Non-Teaching

102 (11.22)

12 (3.14)

90 (17.08)

 

 Hospital Level

   

NC

  Level 1

87 (9.57)

0 (0)

87 (16.51)

 

  Level 2

137 (15.07)

27 (7.07)

110 (20.87)

 

  Level 3

179 (19.69)

110 (28.80)

69 (13.09)

 

  Level 4 (RPC)

500 (55.01)

241 (63.08)

259 (49.15)

 

  Not classified

6 (0.66)

4 (1.05)

2 (0.38)

 

CHARACTERISTICS OF DELIVERY

Delivery Method

   

0.11

  Vaginal Delivery

512 (56.33)

227 (59.43)

285 (54.08)

 

  Operative Vaginal Delivery

12 (1.32)

7 (1.83)

5 (0.95)

 

  Cesarean Delivery

385 (42.35)

148 (38.74)

237 (44.97)

 

Length of Stay (median, IQR)

3.00 (2.00–4.00)

3.00 (2.00–4.00)

3.00 (2.00–4.00)

0.0486

Total Charges ($)(median, IQR)

13,764.36 (8391.00-21,007.07)

16,823.65 (11,423.25-25,402.68)

11,371.55 (7108.50-18,349.97)

< 0.0001

  1. *A high- level birthing facility is defined as a Regional Perinatal Center (Level 4) or a Level 3 birthing hospital in New York State
  2. **For variables with a cell size less than 5, p-values were not calculated (NC)