title: Racial differences in the prevalence of small-for-dates infants among college-educated women.
abstract: We used Illinois vital records and U.S. Census data to quantify the association of race and small-for-dates rates among women with 16 or more years of education. The small-for-dates rate for African-Americans was 2.8%, compared with 1.2% for whites [odds ratio (OR) = 2.5; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.8-3.4]. Adjustment for measures of socioeconomic status did not reduce the racial disparity (OR = 2.9; 95% CI = 1.4-4.5). We conclude that unidentified variables occurring with greater prevalence among African-Americans increase the risk of small-for-dates infants among college-educated African-American mothers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL., USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Butler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D002641:Chicago / Q000453:epidemiology; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D008423:Maternal Age; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D044465:White People