Maternal Problem with Diabetes Before Pregnancy - Division of Public Health Systems

Maternal Problem with Diabetes Before Pregnancy?*

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%	95% CI			%	95% CI
	Total	14,152	98.9	97.8	-	99.4	1.2	0.6	-	2.2
Age
	<20 years	1,135	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0
	20-24 years	3,580	99.4	96.8	-	99.9	0.6	0.1	-	3.2
	25-34 years	7,399	98.5	96.7	-	99.3	1.5	0.7	-	3.3
	35+ years	2,037	98.6	94.8	-	99.6	1.4	0.4	-	5.2

Mother's Race
	White	13,494	98.8	97.7	-	99.4	1.2	0.6	-	2.3
	Black	299	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	344	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	221^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,908^	98.8	97.8	-	99.4	1.2	0.6	-	2.2

Education
	< High School	1,526	97.9	88.8	-	99.7	2.1	0.4	-	11.2
	High School	4,759	98.1	95.6	-	99.2	1.9	0.8	-	4.4
	> High School	7,786	99.4	98.3	-	99.8	0.6	0.2	-	1.7

Marital Status
	Married	8,934	99.2	98.1	-	99.7	0.8	0.4	-	1.9
	Other	5,216	98.3	95.9	-	99.3	1.7	0.7	-	4.1

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,809**	98.1	94.8	-	99.3	1.9	0.7	-	5.2
	$15,000-24,999	1,811**	99.0	93.4	-	99.9	1.0	0.2	-	6.6
	$25,000-49,999	3,146**	98.9	96.5	-	99.7	1.1	0.3	-	3.5
	$50,000 or more	4,749**	99.4	97.6	-	99.8	0.6	0.2	-	2.4

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,398**	99.5	98.4	-	99.8	0.5	0.2	-	1.6
	Yes	5,063**	97.8	95.3	-	99.0	2.2	1.0	-	4.7

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,226**	99.3	98.1	-	99.8	0.7	0.2	-	1.9
	Yes	6,289**	98.3	96.2	-	99.2	1.7	0.8	-	3.8

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	966	98.7	97.6	-	99.3	1.3	0.7	-	2.4
	2500 grams or more	13,184	98.9	97.7	-	99.4	1.1	0.6	-	2.3

NOTES:
Population size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from the Maine Vital Statistics System unless otherwise noted.
	Unknowns are excluded from all tabulations.
*Survey Question 24: Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy?
	High Blood Sugar or Diabetes that started before this pregnancy
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS.
^ Estimate of Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2006 birth file.
# There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question. Data may be unreliable for describing this group, therefore
	percent is not reported.
CI = 95% Confidence Interval



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