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Table 1 Characteristics of Low-Income First Nations Women before and after Propensity Score Weighting

From: An unconditional prenatal income supplement is associated with improved birth and early childhood outcomes among First Nations children in Manitoba, Canada: a population-based cohort study

 

Received HBPB

n = 6103

No HBPB

n = 2106

P

Standardized Diff

Before Weighting

Standardized Diff

After Weighting

Universal newborn screen completed prenatallya (%)

10.73

6.41

< 0.001

4.32

0.00

Alcohol or substance use during pregnancy (%)

36.41

38.37

0.110

1.96

0.00

Smoked during pregnancy (%)

56.37

59.83

0.005

3.46

0.00

Did not complete high school (%)

59.07

58.59

0.703

0.48

0.01

Single parent family (%)

51.07

45.25

< 0.001

5.82

0.00

No prenatal care before 6 months (%)

8.67

17.90

< 0.001

9.23

0.00

Has mood or anxiety disorder (%)

23.63

19.37

< 0.001

4.26

0.00

Has schizophrenia (%)

0.88

0.66

0.303

0.22

0.01

Has a mental disability (%)

1.21

1.19

0.926

0.02

0.00

Family history of disability (%)

3.41

3.70

0.532

0.29

0.01

Father is antisocial (%)

5.21

4.23

0.060

0.98

0.01

Mother is antisocial (%)

2.11

2.61

0.206

0.50

0.01

Current substance use (%)

3.60

4.51

0.076

0.91

0.00

Social isolation (%)

6.77

7.74

0.144

0.97

0.00

Relationship distress (%)

16.24

14.62

0.074

1.62

0.01

Violence between parents (%)

9.27

8.31

0.172

0.96

0.01

Abused as a child (%)

20.27

17.33

0.003

2.94

0.01

Has diabetes (%)

3.24

1.76

< 0.001

1.48

0.00

Family lives on reserve (%)

2.64

4.61

< 0.001

1.97

0.00

Age at first birth

 Count

6103

2106

   

 Mean

18.7

18.5

0.013

0.20

0.01

Area-level SES index (higher value = lower SES)

 Count

6098

2104

   

 Mean

1.1

1.0

< 0.001

0.10

0.00

  1. aFamilies First screens are typically completed postnatally, so when a screen is completed prenatally, this indicates the presence of additional risk factors. HBPB Healthy Baby Prenatal Benefit, SES socioeconomic status