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Table 1 Characteristics of Pregnant Women by Diabetes Risk Status:BRFSS 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017

From: Diabetes risk status and physical activity in pregnancy: U.S. BRFSS 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017

 

Total

ND

HRD

DM

χ2 Test

 

N (Weighted%)

P

Total

N = 9597

9036 (94.3)

457 (4.8)

104 (0.9)

 

Age

    

< 0.0001

 18–24

2113 (28.8)

2033 (29.7)

53 (11.6)

27 (31.7)

 

 25–29

2713 (27.2)

2592 (27.3)

96 (25.5)

25 (23.1)

 

 30–34

2873 (27.9)

2688 (27.5)

162 (37.0)

23 (22.5)

 

 35–39

1485 (12.4)

1351 (12.0)

115 (19.8)

19 (14.1)

 

 40–44

413 (3.7)

372 (3.5)

31 (6.1)

10 (8.6)

 

Race/Ethnicity

    

0.1571

White

6203 (51.7)

5882 (52.0)

269 (46.1)

52 (54.8)

 

 African American

825 (12.9)

779 (13.1)

34 (8.2)

12 (10.8)

 

 Native American/Alaskan

242 (1.3)

224 (1.3)

14 (0.9)

4 (0.6)

 

 Asian

342 (5.9)

317 (5.7)

21 (8.8)

4 (8.6)

 

 Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander

88 (0.3)

78 (0.2)

7 (0.8)

3 (0.5)

 

 Hispanic

1584 (26.0)

1463 (25.6)

96 (33.0)

25 (21.2)

 

 Other

313 (1.9)

293 (1.9)

16 (2.1)

4 (3.4)

 

Education Level

    

0.1948

 Did not complete HS

777 (16.2)

710 (15.8)

56 (22.9)

11 (15.4)

 

 Completed HS

2176 (24.2)

2030 (24.1)

113 (26.1)

33 (27.9)

 

 Some college/technical school

2553(28.9)

2403 (29.2)

122 (24.8)

28 (22.7)

 

 Graduated college/technical school

4091 (30.7)

3893 (30.9)

166 (26.1)

32 (34.0)

 

Number of Children in Household

    

0.0024

 None

2981 (33.1)

2862 (33.8)

87 (19.8)

32 (38.5)

 

 1–3 children

5979 (60.2)

5594 (59.7)

324 (72.0)

61 (51.4)

 

 4 or more

637 (6.6)

580 (6.5)

46 (8.2)

11 (10.1)

 

Alcohol Consumption (Based on the past 30 days)

    

< 0.0001

 None

8606 (88.8)

8091 (88.6)

429 (93.5)

86 (78.4)

 

 Moderate

883 (9.2)

848 (10.0)

23 (5.2)

12 (14.8)

 

 Heavy

108 (1.1)

97 (1.4)

5 (1.3)

6 (6.8)

 

Smoking Status

    

0.1091

 Never smoker

6758 (70.3)

6398 (71.7)

292 (64.9)

68 (68.0)

 

 Former smoker

2012 (21.0)

1864 (19.6)

126 (27.7)

22 (20.1)

 

 Current smoker

827 (8.7)

774 (7.3)

39 (7.4)

14 (11.9)

 
  1. BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; ND no diabetes; HRD high-risk for diabetes due to self-reported gestational diabetes or prediabetes; DM overt diabetes; HS high school; level of significance set to P ≤ 0.05