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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and adversity measures of Mothers in the Pregnancy and Infant Development Study expressed as mean (standard deviation) for continuous variables and percentages for categorial variables

From: Pregnancy and Infant Development (PRIDE)—a preliminary observational study of maternal adversity and infant development

Individual Sociodemographic Indicators

Baseline

n

53

Age, mean ± sd

21.8 (3.3)

Black, Non-Hispanic,%

61.2

Hispanic,%

5.5

 < High school,%

5.6

Father < high school,%

8 (15.1)

Unemployed,%

12.7

Annual Income < $15 k,%

24.5

Adversity and Protective Measures

ACEs

2.1 (1.8)

 ≥ 2ACEs, %

34.0

PSS4

5.7 (3.9)

PSS10

16.4 (8.4)

PES hassles

22.2 (5.9)

PES uplifts

13.8 (6.7)

PES frequency of hassles

9.2 (1.5)

PES frequency of uplifts

7.0 (2.3)

Ratio frequency hassles: uplifts

1.7 (1.4)

Ratio intensity hassles: uplifts

1.4 (0.6)

Cortisol a

6.1 (4.6)

PES/PSS combined

Low

2 (3.8)

Mid

47 (88.7)

High

4 (7.6)

Social Support

Appraisal

23.4 (5.4)

Belonging

22.1 (6.9)

Self-esteem

22.0 (4.6)

Tangible

22.1 (6.5)

an = 28

Community Level Sociodemographic Indicators

Assisted income, %

0.26 (0.14)

High school education, %

0.84 (0.08)

Median income, mean $

38,287 (16,700)

No health insurance, %

0.14 (0.05)

Poverty, %

0.29 (0.16)

Vacant housing, %

0.16 (0.11)

Deprivation index

0.48 (0.13)

Distance to major roadways, miles

2,976 (3,370)

  1. aACE Adverse Childhood Experiences, PSS Perceived Stress Scale, PES Pregnancy Experiences Scale