NC PRAMS 2002: (Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy? HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (INCLUDING PREECLAMPSIA OR TOXEMIA) OR RETAINED WATER (EDEMA))

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

MORBIDITY-MATERNAL

Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy? HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (INCLUDING PREECLAMPSIA OR TOXEMIA) OR RETAINED WATER (EDEMA)

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1531	1140	80.0	77.5-82.4	391	20.0	17.6-22.5
Age
< 20 years	197	155	85.7	78.3-90.9	42	14.3	9.1-21.7
20-24 years	398	291	78.5	73.1-83.0	107	21.5	17.0-26.9
25-34 years	747	556	80.0	76.3-83.2	191	20.0	16.8-23.7
35+ years	189	138	78.4	70.5-84.7	51	21.6	15.3-29.5
Race
White	1050	790	81.3	78.3-83.9	260	18.7	16.1-21.7
Black	407	291	75.7	69.5-81.0	116	24.3	19.0-30.5
Other	74	59	81.7	68.7-90.1	15	18.3	9.9-31.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	156	124	86.5	78.9-91.6	32	13.5	8.4-21.1
No	1375	1016	79.3	76.5-81.8	359	20.7	18.2-23.5
Education
< High School	343	265	82.2	76.7-86.6	78	17.8	13.4-23.3
High School	437	300	74.2	68.6-79.1	137	25.8	20.9-31.4
> High School	748	572	82.2	78.7-85.2	176	17.8	14.8-21.3
Marital Status
Married	973	729	80.4	77.3-83.2	244	19.6	16.8-22.7
Other	558	411	79.3	74.5-83.3	147	20.7	16.7-25.5
Income
15,999 or less	453	337	79.8	74.6-84.1	116	20.2	15.9-25.4
16,000-24,999	170	125	79.0	70.4-85.7	45	21.0	14.3-29.6
25,000-39,999	207	144	72.5	64.2-79.4	63	27.5	20.6-35.8
40,000 or more	550	416	82.2	78.2-85.6	134	17.8	14.4-21.8
WIC recipient
No	833	623	80.6	77.2-83.6	210	19.4	16.4-22.8
Yes	688	509	79.1	75.0-82.7	179	20.9	17.3-25.0
Medicaid recipient
No	752	557	79.9	76.3-83.1	195	20.1	16.9-23.7
Yes	779	583	80.2	76.4-83.5	196	19.8	16.5-23.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	688	453	66.4	62.9-69.8	235	33.6	30.2-37.1
2500+ grams	843	687	81.2	78.5-83.8	156	18.8	16.2-21.5

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.
N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
The percentages shown are weighted percentages, designed to reflect the entire population of North Carolina women having a live birth.

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