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Baseline Monograph - African American Women: Reproductive History

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Age In Three Categories
65-69 70-79 80+
NUMBER OF PREGNANCIES NONE 23 12.0% 40 12.9% 12 15.0%
1 TO 3 TIMES 79 41.4% 152 49.2% 42 52.5%
4 TO 6 TIMES 51 26.7% 58 18.8% 12 15.0%
7 OR MORE TIMES 25 13.1% 35 11.3% 6 7.5%
UNKNOWN/UNSPECIFIED 13 6.8% 24 7.8% 8 10.0%
NUMBER OF LIVE BIRTHS NONE 14 7.3% 30 9.7% 7 8.8%
1 TO 3 83 43.5% 148 47.9% 38 47.5%
4 TO 6 42 22.0% 39 12.6% 12 15.0%
7 OR MORE 15 7.9% 28 9.1% 3 3.8%
NOT APPLICABLE 37 19.4% 64 20.7% 20 25.0%
HYSTERECTOMY NO 82 42.9% 137 44.3% 45 57.0%
YES 96 50.3% 145 46.9% 27 34.2%
DON'T KNOW 13 6.8% 27 8.7% 7 8.9%
OVARY REMOVED NO 102 53.4% 179 57.9% 52 65.8%
YES 62 32.5% 78 25.2% 16 20.3%
DON'T KNOW 27 14.1% 52 16.8% 11 13.9%
NUMBER OF OVARIES REMOVED ONE 25 13.1% 27 8.7% 8 10.1%
TWO 34 17.8% 41 13.3% 6 7.6%
DON'T KNOW / NOT APPLICABLE 132 69.1% 241 78.0% 65 82.3%