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Table 1 Characteristics of children and mothers

From: Cross-sectional study of cytomegalovirus shedding and immunological markers among seropositive children and their mothers

Variable

Result

Comparable U.S. averages

Sex of child

 

(US population <5yrs in 2010) [35]

Female

45% (72/161)

48.9%

Male

55% (89/161)

51.1%

Age of children

  

0-12 months

37% (60/161)

NA

13-24 months

35% (57/161)

NA

25-47 months

27% (44/161)

NA

Maternal age

Median =34 years (range =21-46)

NA

Race*

 

[36]

Non-Hispanic White

69% (111/160)

79.6%

Asian/Asian American

18% (29/160)

4.6%

Black/African American

8% (13/160)

12.9%

Other

4% (7/160)

2.9%

Ethnicity

 

[36]

Hispanic

4% (7/161)

15.8%

Not Hispanic

96% (154/161)

84.2%

Maternal educational attainment

 

[37]

Professional degree

18% (29/161)

10.2%

Master's degree

22% (36/161)

Bachelor's degree

35% (57/161)

19.4%

Some college

20% (32/161)

27.3% (includes associate degrees)

High school/GED

1% (2/161)

30.7%

Less than high school

3% (5/161)

12.4%

Median household income

$75,000-$100,000

$49,777 [38]

Insurance coverage

 

[39]

Employer

76% (123/161)

55.8%

Self-insured

6% (10/161)

8.2%

Public

4% (6/161)

15.7% (Medicaid stats only)

Don't know/not covered

14% (22/161)

16.7% (uninsured)

Child ever attended day care

39% (63/161)

32.9% (non-relative care) [40]

CMV seropositive- children

31% (50/161)

37.5% [41]

CMV seropositive - mothers

91% (29/32)

56.7% [41]

  1. *Data missing for one child.