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Table 1 Sample characteristics by distance from coke or steel production facility

From: Spatiotemporal association between birth outcomes and coke production and steel making facilities in Alabama, USA: a cross-sectional study

 

Distance to coke or steel production Facility

 

> 5 km N (col%)

> 2.5 km to 5 km N (col%)

≤ 2.5 km N (col%)

Birth Weight <2500 g

   

  No

351097 (90.7%)

14252 (88.6%)

8704 (87.9%)

  Yes

35854 (9.3%)

1827 (11.4%)

1203 (12.1%)

Gestation Period <37 weeks

   

  No

342348 (88.5%)

13961 (86.8%)

8533 (86.1%)

  Yes

44603 (11.5%)

2118 (13.2%)

1374 (13.9%)

Black

   

  No

275813 (71.3%)

6539 (40.7%)

3107 (31.4%)

  Yes

111138 (28.7%)

9540 (59.3%)

6800 (68.6%)

Hispanic

   

  No

370914 (95.9%)

15698 (97.6%)

9559 (96.5%)

  Yes

16037 (4.1%)

381 (2.4%)

348 (3.5%)

Payment Method

   

  Medicaid

172019 (44.5%)

8123 (50.5%)

6295 (63.5%)

  Private insurance

200862 (51.9%)

7307 (45.4%)

3144 (31.7%)

  Self pay

10621 (2.7%)

588 (3.7%)

417 (4.2%)

  Other

3449 (0.9%)

61 (0.4%)

51 (0.5%)

Age (years)

   

  18-35

341824 (88.3%)

13987 (87.0%)

8464 (85.4%)

  <18

20078 (5.2%)

1017 (6.3%)

888 (9.0%)

  >35

25049 (6.5%)

1075 (6.7%)

555 (5.6%)

Parity

   

  1

161950 (41.9%)

6892 (42.9%)

4125 (41.6%)

  2

132404 (34.2%)

5172 (32.2%)

3089 (31.2%)

  3

61666 (15.9%)

2607 (16.2%)

1596 (16.1%)

  4 or more

30931 (8.0%)

1408 (8.8%)

1097 (11.1%)

Education (years)

   

  < 12

82324 (21.3%)

3355 (20.9%)

2867 (28.9%)

  12

122443 (31.6%)

5111 (31.8%)

3588 (36.2%)

  > 12

182184 (47.1%)

7613 (47.3%)

3452 (34.8%)

Birth Year

   

  1991-1995

77517 (20.1%)

4784 (29.7%)

3146 (31.9%)

  1996-2000

96643 (24.9%)

4321 (26.9%)

2619 (26.5%)

  2001-2005

101941 (26.4%)

3449 (21.6%)

2070 (20.9%)

  2006-2010

110850 (28.7%)

3525 (22%)

2072 (20.8%)

Total

386951

16079

9907