This is a cross-sectional study, which evaluated race/color influences on unfavorable obstetric and neonatal outcomes. Logistic regression models were constructed to calculate the odds ratio and to examine maternal and neonatal risk. Black pregnant women prevailed with statistical significance among those with low schooling, previous hypertension, three or more living children and with occupation. Black pregnant women presented no greater risk in unfavorable outcomes. Race/color does not behave as a genetic or biological marker, but as a social construct, which can influence health conditions as a social determinant. KEYWORDS

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Sensitivity increased to 52.2%, 54.0% and 62.0% in obese patients with cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, respectively, with little change in PPV. Conclusions: Based on these results observed in the HIRD integrated claims/EMR data (high PPV and low sensitivity), use of ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes in the overall population to identify overweight and obese cohorts of patients for research purposes appears reasonable, but not for situations in which identifying presence or absence of these conditions is critical. Variations by specific disease-state populations warrant further consideration for research uses.