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Table 3 Covariates by primary outcomes, California, 2016; n = 1202

From: Association between primary Spanish language and quality of intrapartum care among Latina women: a secondary analysis of the Listening to Mothers in California survey

Characteristics

Perceived discrimination due to language

n = 1196

n (weighted %)

Perceived pressure for any medical interventionsa

n = 1184

n (weighted %)

Experienced any form of mistreatmentb

n = 1194

n (weighted %)

 

Yes

n = 71 (5.4%)

No

n = 1125 (94.6%)

p valuec

Yes

n = 266 (23.1%)

No

n = 918 (76.9%)

p valuec

Yes

n = 121 (10.1%)

No

n = 1073 (89.9%)

p valuec

Maternal age (years)d

 18–24

24 (5.5)

327 (94.6)

0.36

84 (24.9)

264 (75.1)

0.56

32 (8.2)

318 (91.8)

0.2

 25–29

21 (5.9)

317 (94.1)

 

76 (23.7)

259 (76.3)

 

39 (12.1)

299 (87.9)

 

 30–34

11 (3.5)

291 (96.5)

 

61 (21.0)

236 (79)

 

25 (8.5)

277 (91.5)

 

  ≥ 35

14 (6.9)

175 (93.1)

 

39 (20.2)

150 (79.8)

 

23 (12.5)

165 (87.5)

 

Country of birth

 U.S

23 (3.3)

633 (96.7)

 < 0.001

175 (27)

473 (73)

 < 0.001

61 (9.2)

592 (90.8)

0.19

 Other country

46 (8.4)

471 (91.6)

 

85 (17)

428 (83)

 

58 (11.6)

460 (88.4)

 

Maternal education

 High school or less

47 (7.1)

541 (92.9)

0.01f

124 (22.4)

456 (77.6)

0.88

56 (9.2)

532 (90.8)

0.61

 Some college

12 (2.8)

397 (97.2)

 

94 (23.5)

311 (76.5)

 

43 (10.8)

366 (89.2)

 

 College

7 (5.1)

118 (94.9)

 

28 (22.7)

97 (77.3)

 

15 (12.6)

110 (87.4)

 

 Some graduate school or higher

3 (4.1)

61 (95.9)

 

18 (26.9)

46 (73.1)

 

5 (8.0)

59 (92.0)

 

Relationship status

 Married

25 (4.0)

524 (96.0)

 < 0.01

128 (24.0)

415 (76.0)

0.81

54 (9.6)

494 (90.4)

0.78

 Living with someone

24 (5.1)

399 (94.9)

 

88 (22.2)

329 (77.8)

 

41 (10.2)

382 (89.8)

 

 Single or divorced/separated

22 (9.9)

184 (90.1)

 

46 (22.4)

161 (77.6)

 

25 (11.4)

181 (88.6)

 

Insurance type

 Private

8 (2.1)

341 (97.9)

 < 0.001

87 (25.0)

260 (75.0)

0.36

39 (11.0)

310 (89.0)

0.51

 Medi-Cal or uninsured

62 (6.8)

763 (93.2)

 

175 (22.4)

639 (77.6)

 

79 (9.7)

744 (90.3)

 

Parity

 Primiparous

26 (6.3)

376 (93.7)

0.32

109 (28.4)

290 (71.6)

 < 0.01

44 (11.4)

356 (88.6)

0.32

 Multiparous

45 (4.9)

749 (95.1)

 

157 (20.5)

628 (79.5)

 

77 (9.5)

717 (90.5)

 

Mode of delivery for most recent birth

 Vaginal

44 (4.6)

809 (95.4)

0.07

175 (20.9)

674 (79.1)

 < 0.05

81 (9.5)

774 (90.5)

0.29

 Cesarean

27 (7.1)

316 (92.9)

 

90 (27.8)

244 (72.2)

 

40 (11.5)

299 (88.5)

 

Type of provider present at birth

 Obstetrician

36 (4.3)

727 (95.7)

0.14f

179 (24.1)

575 (75.9)

 < 0.05

78 (10.0)

683 (90.0)

0.96

 Midwife

9 (6.5)

128 (93.5)

 

17 (11.5)

119 (88.5)

 

13 (10.6)

124 (89.4)

 

 Family medicine or other physician

14 (6.1)

205 (93.9)

 

47 (22.9)

168 (77.1)

 

21 (10.2)

198 (89.8)

 

Nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant or other

7 (10.2)

56 (89.8)

 

17 (24.9)

48 (75.1)

 

6 (8.0)

58 (92.0)

 

Gestational age at birthd,e

 < 37 weeks

5 (5.6)

77 (94.4)

0.81f

16 (21.7)

63 (78.3)

0.87

4 (4.9)

78 (95.1)

0.12

  > 37 weeks

60 (5.2)

981 (94.8)

 

228 (22.6)

806 (77.4)

 

107 (10.3)

933 (89.7)

 

Birth weight

         

  ≤ 2500 g

6 (7.4)

69 (92.6)

0.64f

17 (22.8)

57 (77.2)

0.54

7 (9.8)

67 (90.2)

0.69

 2500–3999 g

55 (5.0)

928 (95.0)

 

223 (23.6)

752 (76.4)

 

98 (9.9)

885 (90.1)

 

  ≥ 4000 g

5 (3.8)

97 (96.2)

 

20 (18.7)

82 (81.3)

 

13 (12.7)

88 (87.3)

 
  1. a Constructed, composite variable of perceived pressure during labor for epidural, labor induction, or cesarean delivery
  2. b Constructed, composite variable of mistreatment experienced during labor including rough handling or rude, harsh, or threatening language by a nurse or provider
  3. c P values refer to estimated F test from Rao-Scott corrections to χ2 test due to complex sampling design, except where noted
  4. d Covariates used as continuous variables in multivariable model
  5. e Gestational age could not be differentiated into preterm, normal term, or late term due to small sample sizes
  6. f Fischer's exact test performed using unweighted data due to small sample size of covariates by outcomes