NC PRAMS 2003: (Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy? HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (INCLUDING PREECLAMPSIA OR TOXEMIA) OR RETAINED WATER (EDEMA))

2003 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	1461	1129	83.0	80.5-85.2	332	17.0	14.8-19.5
Age
< 20 years	158	128	90.1	82.5-94.6	30	9.9	5.4-17.5
20-24 years	399	319	83.1	78.1-87.2	80	16.9	12.8-21.9
25-34 years	719	555	82.6	79.0-85.6	164	17.4	14.4-21.0
35+ years	185	127	77.7	69.3-84.4	58	22.3	15.6-30.7
Race
White	997	778	82.0	78.9-84.6	219	18.0	15.4-21.1
Black	400	296	84.7	79.6-88.7	104	15.3	11.3-20.4
Other	64	55	91.2	78.7-96.6	9	8.8	3.4-21.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	144	123	88.6	81.0-93.4	21	11.4	6.6-19.0
No	1314	1003	82.1	79.4-84.5	311	17.9	15.5-20.6
Education
< High School	313	258	86.0	80.3-90.2	55	14.0	9.8-19.7
High School	433	324	82.4	77.5-86.4	109	17.6	13.6-22.5
> High School	713	545	82.0	78.4-85.1	168	18.0	14.9-21.6
Marital Status
Married	919	714	83.4	80.3-86.0	205	16.6	14.0-19.7
Other	542	415	82.3	77.8-86.1	127	17.7	13.9-22.2
Income
15,999 or less	399	312	83.7	78.5-87.8	87	16.3	12.2-21.5
16,000-24,999	191	153	83.9	76.5-89.3	38	16.1	10.7-23.5
25,000-39,999	210	161	83.9	76.9-89.1	49	16.1	10.9-23.1
40,000 or more	501	380	81.7	77.4-85.4	121	18.3	14.6-22.6
WIC recipient
No	760	582	81.9	78.4-84.9	178	18.1	15.1-21.6
Yes	693	540	84.3	80.6-87.4	153	15.7	12.6-19.4
Medicaid recipient
No	703	539	81.8	78.1-84.9	164	18.2	15.1-21.9
Yes	758	590	84.1	80.6-87.1	168	15.9	12.9-19.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	666	463	70.0	66.5-73.3	203	30.0	26.7-33.5
2500+ grams	795	666	84.1	81.4-86.5	129	15.9	13.5-18.6

#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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