Association of participation in a supplemental nutrition program with stillbirth by race, ethnicity, and maternal characteristics

Table 1 Proportion of women reporting enrollment in WIC by race/ethnicity, gestational age and stillbirth status

	White Live Born (N = 641)^b		White Stillborn (N = 205)^b		Black Live Born (N = 331)^b		Black Stillborn (N = 123)^b		Hispanic Live Born (N = 666)^b		Hispanic Stillborn (N = 205)^b
Gestational Age	Weighted N	% WIC	Weighted N	% WIC	Weighted N	% WIC	Weighted N	% WIC	Weighted N	% WIC	Weighted N	% WIC
< 32 weeks	7	15.2	113	16.8	5	49.7	102	34.9	10	44.9	123	44.3
32+ weeks	589	19.6	80	32.7	147	52.7	32	34.0	471	52.1	88	50.0
Odds Ratio^a (95% CI)	2.21 (1.23, 3.96)				0.58 (0.29, 1.16)				0.94 (0.59, 1.50)

^aOdds ratio for WIC enrollment, as a function of stillborn/live born status controlling for gestational age in weeks (continuous)
^bUnweighted counts

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