Table 5 Comparison of selected maternal socio-demographic characteristics and health behaviors in the singleton children from the Linked CENTURY Study, births from 2004 to 2008, and all Massachusetts births in 2008 [57]
|  | Linked CENTURY Study | Massachusetts births | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | 2004–2008 (N = 30,016) | 2008 (N = 76,969) | ||
Maternal characteristics | Total N | % | Total N | % |
Race/ethnicity | Â | Â | ||
 White | 21947 | 73.2 | 51,760 | 67.2 |
 Black | 2610 | 8.7 | 6,652 | 8.6 |
 Hispanic | 1471 | 4.9 | 10,895 | 14.2 |
 Asian | 3413 | 11.4 | 5,958 | 7.7 |
 Other | 544 | 1.8 | - | - |
Not US born | 7935 | 26.4 | 21,299 | 27.7 |
Not married at time of birth | 5323 | 17.7 | 26,146 | 34.0 |
Had gestational diabetes mellitus | 1240 | 4.1 | 3,086 | 4.0 |
Cesarean delivery | 9700 | 32.4 | 26,240 | 34.3 |
Initiated breastfeeding | 25959 | 86.6 | 61,033 | 80.8 |