Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Population-level correlates of preterm delivery among black and white women in the U.S. |
| Authors: |
Suzan L Carmichael, Mark R Cullen, Jonathan A Mayo, Jeffrey B Gould, Pooja Loftus, David K Stevenson, Paul H Wise, Gary M Shaw |
| Source: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 4, p e94153 (2014) |
| Publisher Information: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014. |
| Publication Year: |
2014 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Medicine
LCC:Science |
| Subject Terms: |
Medicine, Science |
| More Details: |
ObjectiveThis study examined the ability of social, demographic, environmental and health-related factors to explain geographic variability in preterm delivery among black and white women in the US and whether these factors explain black-white disparities in preterm delivery.MethodsWe examined county-level prevalence of preterm delivery (20-31 or 32-36 weeks gestation) among singletons born 1998-2002. We conducted multivariable linear regression analysis to estimate the association of selected variables with preterm delivery separately for each preterm/race-ethnicity group.ResultsThe prevalence of preterm delivery varied two- to three-fold across U.S. counties, and the distributions were strikingly distinct for blacks and whites. Among births to blacks, regression models explained 46% of the variability in county-level risk of delivery at 20-31 weeks and 55% for delivery at 32-36 weeks (based on R-squared values). Respective percentages for whites were 67% and 71%. Models included socio-environmental/demographic and health-related variables and explained similar amounts of variability overall.ConclusionsMuch of the geographic variability in preterm delivery in the US can be explained by socioeconomic, demographic and health-related characteristics of the population, but less so for blacks than whites. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
| Relation: |
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24740117/pdf/?tool=EBI; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203 |
| DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0094153 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/2c0695f388b84cc5b57f56476654090f |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.2c0695f388b84cc5b57f56476654090f |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
