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Table 3 Characteristics of subjects with and without EMR data

From: Predictors of well child care adherence over time in a cohort of urban Medicaid-eligible infants

Characteristic

Have EMR data (final study cohort) (n≈260) §

No EMR data (n≈ 320) §

 
 

Mean or proportion

Range or number

Mean or proportion

Range or number

p

Maternal age mean

23.2

14-37

23.6

13-45

0.21

Mother's race: African-American

0.92

240

0.92

294

0.95

Marital status: married*

0.12

27

0.12

32

0.77

Maternal education: less than high school

0.27

70

0.34

109

0.06

Monthly household income: < $500*

0.43

97

0.38

98

0.30

Employment status: in school/working full time*

0.46

109

0.48

126

0.64

Mother uninsured*

0.15

36

0.12

31

0.29

Child uninsured*

0.01

3

0.01

3

0.90

Father of baby lives at home*

0.24

57

0.24

57

0.54

Any non-parent adult lives at home*

0.37

87

0.34

88

0.47

Primipara

0.38

97

0.34

107

0.31

Maternal social support index* mean

21.1

6-36

21.0

6-36

0.58

1st tertile (proportion)

0.36

74

0.37

87

0.97

2nd tertile

0.34

70

0.33

79

 

3rd tertile

0.31

64

0.30

71

 

Maternal S-TOFHLA score mean**

29.5

2-36

28.3

2-36

0.95

Child health status: poor or fair*

0.03

6

0.05

14

0.11

Adherence to prenatal care: all of the time (maternal report)

0.78

204

0.73

232

0.13

  1. §Denominator varies as not every answer had 100% response.
  2. *time-varying covariates: proportions and means reflect the interview at 12 months of age
  3. **short form of the Test of Functional Health Literacy: "adequate" score is ≥23