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Table 2 Frequency (and percent) of GDM status by ethnic enclave residence and maternal characteristics among Asian/Pacific Islander women in the Consortium on Safe Labor among Asian/Pacific Islander women (n = 9069)

From: Joint effects of ethnic enclave residence and ambient volatile organic compounds exposure on risk of gestational diabetes mellitus among Asian/Pacific Islander women in the United States

 

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

p-valuesa

 

Yes

(n = 899)

No

(n = 8170)

 

Ethnic enclave

 Yes (1891)

142 (7.5)

1749 (92.5)

p < .01

 No (7178)

757 (10.5)

6421 (89.5)

 

Maternal Age

  < 20 years (168)

4 (2.34)

164 (97.4)

p < .01

 20–24 years (1289)

74 (5.7)

1215 (94.3)

 

 25–29 years (2797)

226 (8.1)

2571 (91.9)

 

 30–34 years (2958)

318 (10.8)

2640 (89.2)

 

 35+ years (1851)

277 (15.0)

1574 (85.0)

 

 Unknown/Missing [6]

0 (0.0)

6 (100.0)

 

Body Mass Index

  ≥ 30 (425)

75 (17.7)

350 (82.3)

p < .01

 25–29.9 (744)

111 (14.9)

633 (85.1)

 

 18.5–24.9 (3466)

282 (8.1)

3184 (91.9)

 

 11.2–18.49 (621)

31 (5.0)

590 (95.0)

 

 Unknown (3813)

400 (10.5)

3413 (89.5)

 

Insurance Type

 Private (6374)

677 (10.6)

5697 (89.4)

p < .01

 Public (1280)

124 (9.7)

1156 (90.3)

 

 Self Pay (193)

18 (9.3)

175 (90.7)

 

 Other (1222)

80 (6.5)

1142 (93.5)

 

Marital Status

 Married (7642)

800 (10.5)

6842 (89.5)

p < .01

 Single (1241)

78 (6.3)

1163 (93.7)

 

 Divorced (186)

21 (11.3)

165 (88.7)

 

Parity

 0 (4433)

395 (8.9)

4038 (91.1)

p < .01

  ≥ 1 (4636)

504 (10.9)

4132 (89.1)

 

Hospital Type

 University Affiliated (3716)

329 (8.9)

3387 (91.1)

p < .01

 Community: Teaching (4948)

541 (10.9)

4407 (89.1)

 

 Community: Non-teaching (405)

29 (7.2)

376 (92.8)

 

Season of Conception

 March–May (2140)

203 (9.5)

1937 (90.5)

p = .05

 June–August (2363)

208 (8.8)

2155 (91.2)

 

 September–November (2437)

250 (10.3)

2187 (89.7)

 

 December–February (2129)

238 (11.2)

1891 (88.8)

 

Area-Level Poverty

  ≥ 15.9% (3323)

348 (10.5)

2975 (89.5)

p = .17

  < 15.9% (5746)

551 (9.6)

5195 (90.4)

 
  1. aP-values obtain using generalized estimating equations to account for women with > 1 pregnancy