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Table 2 Distribution of individual prenatal risk factors in full sample and by latent class

From: Prenatal risk factors and neonatal DNA methylation in very preterm infants

Prenatal risk factors

Full sample

(N = 601)

Typical

(N = 367; 61%)

Physical risk

(N = 155; 26%)

Psychological risk

(N = 79; 13%)

χ2

Age > 35

18%

18%

18%

14%

0.89

Low SES

10%

6.5%

14%

18%

12.78**

 < HS degree

13%

12%

9.8%

26%

12.54**

Minority

58%

57%

56%

66%

2.45

No partner

25%

21%

18%

62%

65.33***

No prenatal care

2.7%

1.6%

1.9%

9.1%

14.01***

Underweight

5.0%

5.8%

0.0%

12%

15.48***

Obese

34%

26%

53%

33%

35.11***

Too much weight gained

18%

12%

34%

17%

33.93***

Hypertension

27%

3.3%

95%

3.9%

490.33***

Pre-eclampsia

21%

0.0%

79%

0.0%

442.57***

Diabetes

6.0%

5.5%

9.7%

1.3%

7.00*

STI/HIV

7.0%

5.0%

6.5%

18%

16.33***

Infection

10%

10%

9.0%

14%

1.39

Alcohol

3.2%

1.4%

2.6%

13%

27.18***

Illegal substances

4.5%

0.3%

4.5%

24%

85.30***

Tobacco

14%

8.0%

14%

44%

70.36***

Marijuana

10%

4.1%

8.4%

41%

96.07***

Depression

11%

4.9%

10%

39%

79.51***

Anxiety

12%

7.4%

9.7%

35%

50.62***

Pregnancy “Hard Time”

11%

6.7%

6.5%

42%

86.18***

Pregnancy “Felt Down”

9.9%

2.7%

5.9%

51%

173.87***

Pregnancy “Felt Slow”

20%

13%

23%

46%

44.90***

Pregnancy “Felt Hopeless”

3.9%

0.3%

1.3%

26%

115.30***

  1. STI, sexually transmitted infection; HIV, Human immunodeficiency virus
  2. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001