The Contribution of Maternal Age to Racial Disparities in Birthweight: A Multilevel Perspective
Virginia A. Rauh, ScD,
Howard F. Andrews, PhD and
Robin S. Garfinkel, PhD
Virginia A. Rauh is with the Heilbrunn Center for Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY. Howard F. Andrews is with the Sergievsky Center, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY. Robin S. Garfinkel is with the Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY.
FIGURE 1——Rates of moderately low birthweight (MLBW) among first and second births to US-born women in New York City, by maternal age, race, and poverty, 1987–1993.
FIGURE 2——Rates of very low birthweight (VLBW) among first and second births to US-born women in New York City, by maternal age, race, and poverty, 1987–1993.
FIGURE 3——Adjusted odds ratios and 99% confidence intervals (CIs) for moderately low birthweight among first and second births to US-born African American women in New York City, 1987–1993.
FIGURE 4——Adjusted odds ratios and 99% confidence intervals (CIs) for very low birthweight among first and second births to US-born African American women in New York City, 1987–1993.
FIGURE 5——Effect of individual and community poverty on moderately low birthweight among first and second births to US-born African American women in New York City, 1987–1993.
