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Table 1 Description of sociodemographic characteristics of population (n = 3159)

From: Impact on fetal growth of prenatal exposure to pesticides due to agricultural activities: a prospective cohort study in Brittany, France

Variable

N

%

 

Variable

N

%

Child's sex

   

Maternal tobacco status in early pregnancy

  

   Male

1613

51.1

 

   Non smoker

2250

72.0

   Female

1545

48.9

 

   Former smoker

442

14.1

   Missing

1

  

   Smoker

433

13.9

Level of urbanization

   

   Missing

34

 

   Urban

660

20.9

 

Maternal alcohol consumption in early pregnancy

  

   Rural

2499

79.1

 

   Never/occasionally

2661

85.2

Districts of inclusion

   

   ≤ 1 drink/day

405

13.0

   Ille-et-Vilaine

2076

65.7

 

   > 1 drink/day

56

1.8

   Côtes d'Armor - Finistère

1083

34.3

 

   Missing

37

 

Year of inclusion

   

Parity

  

   2002

388

12.3

 

   0

1406

44.6

   2003

1203

38.1

 

   1

1171

37.2

   2004

1110

35.1

 

   ≥ 2

572

18.2

   2005 - beginning 2006

458

14.5

 

   Missing

10

 

Gestational age at inclusion (weeks of amenorrhea) (mean (min-max))

11.7 (3.0-19.0)

 

Marital status

  
    

   Couple

3079

97.6

Season in early pregnancy

   

   Single

75

2.4

   Spring

768

24.3

 

   Missing

5

 

   Summer

880

27.9

 

Gestational or preexisting diabetes

  

   Fall

737

23.3

 

   No

2981

96.3

   Winter

774

24.5

 

   Yes

116

3.7

Maternal age at inclusion (years)

   

   Missing

62

 

   < 25

345

10.9

 

High blood pressure during pregnancy

  

   25-29

1259

39.9

 

   No

2931

94.4

   30-34

1113

35.2

 

   Yes

174

5.6

   ≥ 35

442

14.0

 

   Missing

54

 

BMI before pregnancy (kg/m 2 )

   

Delivery with cesarean section

  

   < 18.5

235

7.5

 

   No

2553

82.6

   18.5-25

2339

74.6

 

   Yes

536

17.4

   25-30

402

12.8

 

   Missing

70

 

   ≥ 30

159

5.1

    

   Missing

24

     

Maternal educational level

      

   Primary education

578

18.3

    

   Some secondary education

579

18.5

    

   High school completed or higher

1995

63.3

    

   Missing

7