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Table 1 Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics and gynecological-obstetric history among indigenous adolescents and nonindigenous adolescents, indigenous adult women, and nonindigenous adult women

From: Pregnancy and childbirth outcomes among indigenous adolescents in Guatemala: a cohort study

Variables

Adolescents (10–19y)

Adult Women (> 19y)

Total

Indigenous (1)

Nonindigenous (2)

(1) vs. (2)

Indigenous (3)

(1) vs. (3)

Nonindigenous (4)

(1) vs. (4)

n (%)

n (%)

P-value

n (%)

P-value

n (%)

P-value

819 (10.18)

813 (10.10)

3324 (41.30)

3092 (38.42)

8048

Mean (standard deviation) of age

17.52 (1.40)

17.48 (1.40)

 

27.15 (5.61)

 

26.70 (5.35)

  

School levela

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

8048

 None

30 (3.66)

32 (3.94)

 

269 (8.09)

 

169 (5.47)

  

 Elementary (0–7y)

473 (57.75)

362 (44.63)

 

1882 (56.62)

 

1318 (42.63)

  

 High school (7–12y)

310 (37.85)

399 (49.08)

 

1060 (31.89)

 

1432 (46.31)

  

 University (> 12y)

6 (0.73)

20 (2.46)

 

113 (3.40)

 

173(5.60)

  

Marriage statusa

0.148

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

8048

 With partner or married

692 (84.49)

676 (83.15)

 

3084 (92.78)

 

2760 (89.26)

  

 Without partner

125(15.26)

129 (15.87)

 

231 (6.95)

 

316 (10.22)

  

 Other

2 (0.24)

8 (0.98)

 

9 (0.27)

 

16 (0.52)

  

Previous diabetesb

1.000

 

1.000

 

1.000

8040

 No

818 (99.88)

812 (100)

 

3317 (99.82)

 

3084 (99.84)

  

 Yes

1 (0.12)

0 (0)

 

6 (0.18)

 

5 (0.16)

  

 Missing

3

1

 

1

 

3

 

8

Previous hypertensionb

1.000

 

1.000

 

0.742

8043

 No

816 (99.63)

809 (99.75)

 

3310(99.61)

 

3080 (99.68)

  

 Yes

3 (0.37)

2 (0.25)

 

13 (0.39)

 

10 (0.32)

  

 Missing

0

2

 

1

 

2

 

5

Previous preeclampsiab

0.686

 

0.290

 

0.083

8043

 No

817 (99.76)

809 (99.63)

 

3301 (99.37)

 

3065 (99.19)

  

 Yes

2 (0.24)

3 (0.37)

 

21 (0.63)

 

25 (0.81)

  

 Missing

0

1

 

2

 

2

 

5

Previous eclampsiab

 

0.590

 

1.000

8044

 No

819 (100)

812 (100)

 

3318 (99.85)

 

3 087 (99.90)

  

 Yes

(0)

(0)

 

5 (0.15)

 

3 (0.10)

  

 Missing

0

1

 

1

 

2

 

4

Previous cardiopathyb

0.248

 

1.000

 

0.217

8040

 No

818 (100)

810 (99.75)

 

3319 (99.88)

 

3079 (99.74)

  

 Yes

(0)

2 (0.25)

 

4 (0.12)

 

8 (0.26)

  

 Missing

1

1

 

1

 

5

 

8

Previous pregnanciesa

0.440

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

8048

 0

638 (77.90)

654 (80.44)

 

1000 (30.08)

 

933 (30.71)

  

 1–3

176 (21.49)

154 (18.94)

 

2033 (61.16)

 

1930 (62.42)

  

 > 4

5 (0.61)

5 (0.62)

 

291 (8.75)

 

229 (7.41)

  

Previous birthsa

0.608

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

8018

 0

657 (80.71)

664 (82.08)

 

1064 (32.15)

 

1018 (33.00)

  

 1–2

149 (18.30)

140 (17.31)

 

1731(52.30)

 

1623 (52.61)

  

 ≥ 3

8 (0.98)

5 (0.62)

 

515 (15.56)

 

444 (14.39)

  

 Missing

5

4

 

14

 

7

 

30

Previous c-sectiona

0.947

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

8048

 0

753 (94.01)

746 (93.72)

 

2554 (78.03)

 

2352 (77.78)

  

 1

45 (5.62)

47 (5.90)

 

555 (16.96)

 

521 (17.23)

  

 ≥ 2

3 (0.37)

3 (0.38)

 

164 (5.01)

 

151 (4.99)

  

 Missing

18

17

 

51

 

68

 

154

Planned pregnancya

0.038

 

0.135

 

< 0.001

8048

 No

481 (58.73)

436 (53.63)

 

1856 (55.84)

 

1465(47.38)

  

 Yes

338 (41.27)

377 (46.37)

 

1468 (44.16)

 

1627 (52.62)

  

Previous contraceptiona

0.420

 

0.007

 

0.013

8048

 No

779 (95.12)

780 (95.94)

 

3072 (92.42)

 

2865 (92.66)

  

 Yes

40 (4.88)

33 (4.06)

 

252 (7.58)

 

227 (7.34)

  
  1. The reference group is always indigenous adolescents (Group 1)
  2. y: years
  3. Analyzed with: aChi square test, bFisher’s Exact test