Table 2 Sample characteristics by birth outcomes and any Childhood Maltreatment (CM) exposure.

From: Maternal exposure to childhood maltreatment and adverse birth outcomes

 

Total

non-SGA

SGA

p-value

Term birth (non-PTB)

Preterm birth (PTB)

p-value

No CM reported

CM reported

p-value

657

594

63

603

54

450

207

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Sex of the baby

   

0.18

  

0.35

  

0.77

 Female

307 (46.8)

272 (45.9)

35 (54.7)

 

285 (47.2)

22 (42.3)

 

212 (47.1)

95 (45.9)

 

 Male

350 (53.4)

320 (54.1)

29 (45.3)

 

318 (52.6)

32 (61.5)

 

238 (52.9)

112 (54.1)

 

Maternal age (years)

   

0.39

  

0.98

  

0.25

 ≤ 20

32 (4.9)

29 (4.9)

3 (4.8)

 

30 (5.0)

2 (3.7)

 

17 (3.8)

15 (7.3)

 

 21–29

334 (50.8)

306 (51.5)

28 (44.4)

 

306 (50.8)

28 (51.9)

 

228 (50.7)

106 (51.2)

 

 30–39

269 (40.9)

241 (40.6)

28 (44.4)

 

247 (41.0)

22 (40.7)

 

190 (42.2)

79 (38.2)

 

 ≥ 40

22 (3.4)

18 (3)

4 (6.4)

 

20 (3.3)

2 (3.7)

 

15 (3.3)

7 (3.4)

 

Income (63 missing)

   

0.99

  

 < 0.01

  

 < 0.01

 ≤ $15,000

89 (15)

81 (15.1)

8 (14.3)

 

70 (12.9)

19 (35.2)

 

45 (11.0)

44 (23.9)

 

 $15,000–50,000

200 (33.7)

181 (33.6)

19 (33.9)

 

189 (34.7)

11 (20.4)

 

133 (32.4)

67 (36.4)

 

 ≥ $50,000

305 (51.3)

276 (51.3)

29 (51.8)

 

285 (52.4)

20 (37.0)

 

232 (56.6)

73 (39.7)

 

Race/ethnicity

   

0.45

  

 < 0.01

  

 < 0.01

 Non-Latine White

391 (59.7)

359 (60.6)

32 (50.8)

 

372 (61.9)

19 (35.2)

 

295 (65.7)

96 (46.6)

 

 Non-Latine Black

104 (15.9)

93 (15.7)

11 (17.5)

 

90 (15)

14 (25.9)

 

64 (14.2)

40 (19.4)

 

 Hispanic/Latine

123 (18.8)

107 (18.1)

16 (25.4)

 

109 (18.1)

14 (25.9)

 

61 (13.6)

62 (30.1)

 

 Other

37 (5.7)

33 (5.6)

4 (6.4)

 

30 (5)

7 (13.0)

 

29 (6.5)

8 (3.9)

 

Married

536 (81.7)

483 (81.5)

53 (84.1)

0.6

495 (82.2)

41 (75.9)

0.25

376 (83.7)

160 (77.3)

0.05

Education

   

0.72

  

0.35

  

 < 0.01

 High school or less

169 (25.7)

150 (25.3)

19 (30.2)

 

150 (24.9)

19 (35.2)

 

95 (21.1)

74 (35.7)

 

 Some college or associates

222 (33.8)

201 (33.8)

21 (33.3)

 

204 (33.8)

18 (33.3)

 

142 (31.6)

80 (38.6)

 

 Bachelors degree or more

265 (40.4)

242 (40.7)

23 (36.5)

 

248 (41.1)

17 (31.5)

 

213 (47.3)

52 (25.1)

 

Childhood poverty

249 (37.9)

212 (35.7)

37 (58.7)

 < 0.01

223 (37.0)

26 (48.1)

0.11

135 (30.0)

114 (55.1)

 < 0.01

Depression (CES-D ≥ 16)

209 (31.8)

184 (31)

25 (39.7)

0.16

191 (31.7)

18 (33.3)

0.8

109 (24.2)

100 (48.3)

 < 0.01

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP)

88 (13.4)

70 (11.8)

18 (28.1)

 < 0.01

69 (11.4)

19 (35.2)

 < 0.01

52 (11.6)

36 (17.4)

0.04

Alcohol use in pregnancy

55 (8.2)

48 (8.1)

7 (12.5)

0.63

50 (8.4)

5 (5.8)

0.88

38 (8.4)

15 (7.3)

0.62

Smoking in pregnancy

70 (10.5)

59 (9.9)

11 (17.4)

0.07

62 (10.4)

8 (11.5)

0.3

40 (8.9)

30 (14.5)

0.03

Recreational drug use in pregnancy

16 (2.5)

15 (2.5)

1 (1.6)

0.64

14 (2.3)

2 (3.8)

0.51

5 (1.1)

11 (5.3)

 < 0.01

Any substance use

123 (18.7)

106 (17.9)

17 (27.0)

0.08

111 (18.4)

12 (22.2)

0.49

79 (17.6)

44 (21.3)

0.26

Body mass index BMI (kg/m2)

   

0.76

  

0.02

  

 < 0.01

 Underweight (< 18.5)

13 (2)

11 (1.9)

2 (3.2)

 

10 (1.7)

3 (5.6)

 

9 (2.0)

4 (1.9)

 

 Normal weight (18.5–24.9)

287 (43.9)

260 (43.9)

27 (43.6)

 

271 (45.2)

16 (29.6)

 

216 (48.2)

71 (34.5)

 

 Overweight/obese (≥ 25.0)

354 (54.1)

321 (54.2)

33 (53.2)

 

319 (53.2)

35 (64.8)

 

223 (49.8)

131 (63.6)

 

Childhood Maltreatment (CM)

 Physical neglect

54 (8.2)

42 (7.1)

12 (19.1)

 < 0.01

47 (7.8)

7 (13.0)

0.19

   

 Physical abuse

86 (13.1)

72 (12.1)

14 (22.2)

0.02

77 (12.8)

9 (16.7)

0.42

   

 Emotional neglect

64 (9.7)

53 (8.9)

11 (17.5)

0.03

57 (9.5)

7 (13.0)

0.41

   

 Emotional abuse

106 (16.1)

89 (15)

17 (27.0)

0.01

97 (16.1)

9 (16.7)

0.92

   

 Sexual abuse

121 (18.4)

102 (17.2)

19 (30.2)

0.01

109 (18.1)

12 (22.2)

0.45

   

Number of Childhool Maltreatment (CM) sub-scales moderate/severe

   

 < 0.01

  

0.44

   

 0

450 (68.5)

416 (70)

34 (54.0)

 

416 (69)

34 (63)

    

 1

96 (14.6)

85 (14.3)

11 (17.5)

 

87 (14.4)

9 (16.7)

    

 2

40 (6.1)

36 (6.1)

4 (6.4)

 

36 (6.0)

4 (7.4)

    

 3

40 (6.1)

34 (5.7)

6 (9.5)

 

38 (6.3)

2 (3.7)

    

 4

20 (3)

16 (2.7)

4 6.4)

 

16 (2.7)

4 (7.4)

    

 5

11 (1.7)

7 (1.2)

4 (6.4)

 

10 (1.7)

1 (1.9)

    

Adverse birth outcomes

 

 Small for getational age (SGA)

63 (9.6)

   

56 (9.3)

7 (13.0)

0.38

34 (7.6)

29 (14.1)

 < 0.01

 Preterm birth (PTB)

54 (8.2)

47 (7.9)

7 (11.1)

0.38

   

34 (7.6)

20 (9.7)

0.36