Table 2 Maternal demographics of the 2,032 a public and private deliveries that were individually matched on the propensity score
Publicly insured women | Privately insured women | ||
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 1,016) | (n = 1,016) | p-valueb | |
Mean (±SD) | Mean (±SD) | ||
Maternal age (years) | 30.2 (5.1) | 30.3 (5.0) | 0.50 |
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Parity (2nd + child) | 457 (45.0) | 460 (45.3) | 0.89 |
Single/divorced/widowed | 59 (5.8) | 52 (5.1) | 0.49 |
Indigenous | 4 (0.4) | 5 (0.5) | 0.74 |
Smoking during pregnancy | 153 (15.1) | 162 (15.9) | 0.58 |
SE disadvantage | 328 (32.3) | 323 (31.8) | 0.81 |
Regional/remote residence | 222 (21.9) | 224 (22.1) | 0.91 |
Diabetes mellitus | 6 (0.6) | 3 (0.3) | 0.32 |
Previous caesarean | 147 (14.5) | 146 (14.4) | 0.95 |