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Table 1 Population characteristics (n = 397)

From: The association between newborn cord blood steroids and ambient prenatal exposure to air pollution: findings from the ENVIRONAGE birth cohort

Neonates

 

Mothers

 

Sex (female)

207(52.1)

Age (years)

29.0 ± 4.40

Gestational age (weeks)

39.2 ± 1.5

Education

 

Birth weight (g)

3412 ± 464

Low

49(12.3)

Season of birth

 

Middle

134(33.8)

 Winter

106(26.7)

High

214(53.9)

 Spring

131(33.0)

Smoking status (yes)

59(14.9)

 Summer

62(15.6)

Second-hand smoking indoor* (yes)

37(9.3)

 Autumn

98(24.7)

Alcohol use (no)

336(84.6)

Ethnicity (non-European)

41(10.0)

Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2)

24.57 ± 4.61

Caesarian section (yes)

16(4.0)

Gestational weight gain (kg)

14.3 ± 5.50

Preterm birth (< 37 weeks)

22 (5.5)

Parity

 

Birth year

 

1 child

211(53.1)

 2010

37(9.3)

2 or more children

186(46.9)

 2011

78(19.6)

  

 2012

79(19.9)

  

 2013

22(5.5)

  

 2014

72(18.1)

  

 2015

109(27.4)

  
  1. Mean ± SD or number (%).*n = 6 missing