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Table 1 Participant characteristics, InterGEN Study, 2017–2020, n = 182

From: DNA methylation changes in African American women with a history of preterm birth from the InterGEN study

 

Term birth (≥37 weeks)

Preterm birth (< 37 weeks)

Total n (%)

Age

 20–29

58

16

74 (40.6)

 30–39

66

26

92 (50.5)

 40–49

12

4

16 (8.7)

Highest education completed

  < High School

5

4

9 (4.9)

 High School graduate

43

18

61 (33.7)

 Some college

48

14

62 (34.2)

  ≥ Associate degree/College graduate

40

9

49 (27.0)

Annual household income

  ≤ $15,000

60

19

79 (45.1)

  > $15,000–$50,000

55

22

77 (44.0)

  ≥ $50,000

17

2

19 (10.8)

Health insurance

 Private/employer

21

6

27 (14.9)

 Medicaid

81

29

110 (60.7)

 Government/ACA

21

6

27 (14.9)

 Other

5

2

7 (3.8)

 Uninsured

8

2

10 (5.5)

Body mass index (BMI)

 Underweight (< 18.5)

3

4

7 (3.8)

 Normal weight (18.5–24.9)

36

8

44 (24.1)

 Overweight (25–29.9)

35

12

47 (25.8)

 Obese (≥30)

62

22

84 (46.1)

Current smoker

 No

111

30

141 (78.3)

 Yes

25

14

39 (21.6)