Medical Risk Factors During Pregnancy per 1,000 Live Births, by Race/Ethnicity, 2001

Medical risk factors during pregnancy per 1,000 live births, by race/ethnicity, 2001: Total: Hypertension/Pregnancy Associated: 37.7%; Diabetes: 31.1%; Anemia: 25.0%. White: Hypertension/Pregnancy Associated: 38.0%; Diabetes: 30.0%; Anemia: 22.1%. Black: Hypertension/Pregnancy Associated: 40.6%; Diabetes: 28.6%; Anemia: 39.8%. American Indian/Alaska Native: Hypertension/Pregnancy Associated: 47.7%; Diabetes: 54.3%; Anemia: 55.4%. Asian/Pacific Islander: Hypertension/Pregnancy Associated: 21.4%; Diabetes: 51.7%; Anemia: 19.6%. Hispanic*: Hypertension/Pregnancy Associated: 26.2%; Diabetes: 30.4%; Anemia: 26.2%.

*May be of any race.

Source (II.17): National Vital Statistics System

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