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Table 2 Demographics of women giving birth in areas with high damage before and after Hurricane Michael in the most affected areas in Florida (2017–2019)

From: Remotely sensed measures of Hurricane Michael damage and adverse perinatal outcomes and access to prenatal care services in the Florida panhandle

 

High risk/damage area

Before

After

Difference

p-value

Mean (SE)/ N (%)

Total number of births

1258 (26.89)

998 (23.28)

-3.61%

 < 0.01

Maternal age

26.91 (5.56)

27.07 (5.96)

0.16

0.77

Maternal education level

 High School or GED or less

604 (26.23)

538 (24.69)

-1.54%

0.02

 Some College Credit, but No Degree or Associate Degree

452 (29.83)

290 (23.62)

-6.22%

0.05

 Bachelor’s Degree and above

164 (21.81)

129 (17.89)

-3.92%

0.56

Maternal ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic White

814 (25.95)

619 (21.69)

-4.26%

0.37

 Hispanic White

65 (25.59)

49 (20.59)

-5.00%

0.71

 Black

264 (27.36)

222 (24.83)

-2.53%

0.42

 Other

86 (33.59)

68 (33.01)

-0.58%

0.44

WIC program

792 (28.57)

576 (24.65)

-3.92%

0.84

Pre-pregnancy BMI

28.23 (7.66)

28.47 (8.02)

0.36

0.90

Smoking during pregnancy

103 (27.03)

101 (22.20)

-4.83%

0.67

Alcohol use during pregnancy

6 (14.29)

3 (11.11)

-3.18%

0.73

Low birth weight (LBW)

105 (30)

92 (23.71)

-6.29%

0.46

Preterm birth (PTB)

161 (27.20)

104 (20.51)

-6.69%

0.21

Small for gestational age (SGA)

150 (27.93)

130 (23.05)

-4.88%

0.63

Caesarean section

382 (25.86)

317 (22.71)

-3.15%

0.80

No breastfeeding

251 (24.44)

239 (25.08)

0.64%

0.01

Gestational month of 1st PNC

3.03 (1.77)

3.11 (1.90)

0.08

0.30

PNC (yes/no)

1237 (26.93)

977 (23.29)

-3.64%

0.30

Intermediate/Inadequate PNC

281 (28.41)

278 (24.30)

-4.11%

0.88

  1. GED General Educational Development, WIC Women’s, Infant’s, and Children, BMI body mass index