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Table 6 Socio-demographic Profile of Study Sample by Retention Status

From: Recruitment and retention of women in a large randomized control trial to reduce repeat preterm births: the Philadelphia Collaborative Preterm Prevention Project

Variable

Obtained No Information

Following Randomization

N = 224

Only PP1 Follow Up

Survey N = 168

All else

N = 734

p-value

p-value*

US born

200 (89.3)

152 (90.5)

672 (91.60

.57

 

Race/Ethnicity

     

   NH Black

148 (66.1)

115 (68.5)

533 (72.6)

.34

 

   NH-White

30 (13.4)

18 (10.7)

74 (10.1)

  

   Hispanic/other

46 (20.5)

35 (20.8)

127 (17.3)

  

Education

     

   < HS

73 (32.6)

47 (28.0)

241 (32.8)

.78

 

   HS/GED

84 (37.5)

69 (41.1)

285 (38.8)

  

   College or more

67 (29.9)

52 (30.9)

208 (28.3)

  

Married

40 (17.9)

35 (20.8)

143 (19.5)

  

Income

     

   < =10,000

32 (14.3)

36 (21.4)

158 (21.5)

.74

 

   10-30,000

79 (35.3)

63 (37.5)

275 (37.5)

  

   30-60,000

35 (15.6)

28 (16.7)

106 (14.4)

  

   > 60,000

19 (8.5)

10 (5.9)

64 (8.7)

  

   DK/refused

59 (26.3)

31(18.5)

130 (17.7)

  

Insurance Status

     

   Private Insurance

66 (29.5)

38 (22.6)

222 (30.2)

.24

 

   Medicaid

149 (66.5)

123 (73.2)

492 (67.0)

  

   Uninsured

9 (4.0)

7 (4.2)

19 (2.6)

  

Age mean(sd)

25.1(6.3)

25.9(6.4)

25.1(6.4)

.29

 

GA mean(sd)

30.8 (3.8)

30.1(3.9)

29.9 (4.1)

02

.32

Baby-alive

203 (91.0)

152 (91.0)

648 (88.3)

.37

 

Regular dental checkups

138 (61.1)

95(56.6)

426 (58.0)

.54

 

Gum disease

11(4.9)

12 (7.1)

53 (7.2)

.47

 
    

.04

.66

Physical health-fair/poor

73 (32.6)

52 (30.9)

303 (41.3)

  

Smoking before preg

70 (31.3)

48 (28.6)

213 (29.0)

.80

 

Ever homeless

24 (10.7)

25 (14.9)

115 (15.7)

.18

 

CES-D >=23

50(22.3)

38(22.6)

203(27.7)

.17

 

BMI-mean(sd)

26.1 (7.1)

27.2 (6.5)

26.2 (6.7)

.20

 
  1. *P values reflect adjustment for multiple comparisons using Bonferroni method. Tests of significance for Age, GA, and BMI were based on one-way Analysis of Variance. All other were based on Chi-Square values