Table 1 Study characteristics of all teenagers who gave birth to infants in WV (n = 4,347)
From: Prenatal care and infant outcomes of teenage births: a Project WATCH study
Variables | Total Frequency(Percent) | Inadequate PNC Frequency(Percent) | Adequate PNC Frequency(Percent) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Race | Â | Â | Â | 0.3033 |
 White | 3950(92.1%) | 534(13.5%) | 3416 (86.5%) |  |
 Black | 131(3.1%) | 18(13.7%) | 113 (86.3%) |  |
 Hispanic | 36(0.8%) | 7(19.4%) | 29 (86.6%) |  |
 Multiracial | 106(2.5%) | 19(17.9%) | 87 (82.1%) |  |
 Other | 65(1.5% | 13(20.0%) | 52 (80.0%) |  |
Maternal Education |  |  |  |  < 0.0001 |
 8th Grade or Less | 99(2.3%) | 22(22.2%) | 77 (77.8%) |  |
 9th Grade | 258(5.9%) | 54(20.9%) | 204 (79.1%) |  |
 10th Grade | 450(10.4%) | 85(18.9%) | 365 (81.1%) |  |
 11th Grade | 845(19.5%) | 133(15.7%) | 712 (84.3%) |  |
 12th Grade | 2245(51.7%) | 271(12.1%) | 1974 (87.9%) |  |
 Some College | 445(10.3%) | 37(8.3%) | 408 (91.7%) |  |
Parity | Â | Â | Â | 0.0443 |
 0 | 3273(75.3%) | 427(13.0%) | 2846 (87.0%) |  |
 1 | 820(18.9%) | 131(16.0%) | 689 (84.0%) |  |
 2 | 195(4.5%) | 35(17.9%) | 160 (82.1%) |  |
 3 or more | 59(1.4%) | 10(16.9%) | 49 (83.1%) |  |
Payment Method | Â | Â | Â | 0.0726 |
 WV Medicaid | 2988(68.7%) | 431(14.4%) | 2557 (85.6%) |  |
 Private | 847(19.5%) | 95(11.2%) | 752 (88.8%) |  |
 Self-Pay | 34(0.8%) | 8(25.5%) | 26 (76.5%) |  |
 Other | 412(9.5%) | 59(14.3%) | 353 (85.7%) |  |
 Unknown | 66(1.5%) | 10(15.2%) | 56 (84.9%) |  |
Smoking Status |  |  |  |  < 0.0001 |
 Yes | 919(21.1%) | 175(19.0%) | 744 (81.0%) |  |
 No | 3427(78.9%) | 427(12.5%) | 3000 (87.5%) |  |
Substance Use |  |  |  |  < 0.0001 |
 Yes | 582(13.4%) | 139(23.9%) | 443 (76.1%) |  |
 No | 3765(86.6%) | 464(12.3%) | 3301 (87.7%) |  |
Conditions | Â | Â | Â | 0.0265 |
 No diabetes | 4162(96.6%) | 584(14.0%) | 3578 (86.0%) |  |
 Type I Diabetes | 12(0.3%) | 2(16.7%) | 10 (83.3%) |  |
 Type II Diabetes | 7(0.2%) | 1(14.3%) | 6 (85.7%) |  |
 Gestational Diabetes | 128(3.0%) | 6(4.7%) | 122(95.3%) |  |
Infant Size | Â | Â | Â | 0.3924 |
 Small for Gestational Age | 311(7.2%) | 51(16.4%) | 260(83.6%) |  |
 Average for Gestational Age | 1953(44.9%) | 264(13.5%) | 1689(86.5%) |  |
 Large for Gestational Age | 2083(47.9%) | 288(13.8%) | 1795(86.2%) |  |
APGAR Score |  |  |  |  < 0.0001 |
 Less than 7 | 85(2.0%) | 29(34.1%) | 56(65.9%) |  |
 7 or Greater | 4262(98%) | 574(13.5%) | 3688(86.5%) |  |
Infant Stay in NICU |  |  |  |  < 0.0001 |
 Yes | 378(8.7%) | 86(22.8%) | 292(77.2%) |  |
 No | 3969(91.3%) | 517(13.0%) | 3452(87.0%) |  |
| Â | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | Â |
Length of Stay | 3.15(8.70) | 4.37(14.74) | 2.94(7.15) | Â |
Maternal Age | 18.15(1.14) | 18.0(1.34) | 18.18(1.10) | Â |