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Table 1 Univariate description of demographic characteristics, bone/blood Pb concentrations, and cortisol sample characteristics of 936 Mexico City pregnant women (2007–2011)

From: Relationships between lead biomarkers and diurnal salivary cortisol indices in pregnant women from Mexico City: a cross-sectional study

Variable

N (%)

Mean (SD)

Min, Max

Maternal Age

 

27.8 (5.5)

18.0, 44.0

Maternal Education

 

11.9 (2.9)

0.0, 21.0

Maternal Weight

 

64.7 (11.0)

40.0, 108.0

Maternal Height

 

1.6 (0.1)

1.4, 1.8

Maternal BMI (kg/m2)

 

26.9 (4.2)

17.4, 44.7

Weeks Gestation at Cortisol Collection

 

19.7 (2.4)

14.1, 35.1

Calf Circumference at 1-Month visit (cm)

 

33.6 (3.2)

25.0, 47.0

Negative Life Events Score

 

3.1 (2.1)

0.0, 11.0

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Score

 

8.4 (5.6)

0.0, 28.0

Maternal 2nd Trimester Blood Pb Concentration (µg/dL)

 

3.7 (2.7)

0.5, 23

Maternal Tibia Pb Concentration (µg/g)

 

2.7 (8.4)

ND, 20

Maternal Patella Pb Concentration (µg/g)

 

4.6 (8.6)

ND, 43

Waking Time (SD in minutes)

 

0747 (83)

0305-1300

Hour of Sleep (hours) 1

 

8.3 (1.6)

0.0, 14.5

Marital Status

   

Married

537 (57.4)

537 (57.4)

 

Free Union

226 (24.1)

226 (24.1)

 

Single/Divorced/Separated

173 (18.5)

173 (18.5)

 

Number of prior children

   

1

356 (38.0)

356 (38.0)

 

2

339 (36.2)

339 (36.2)

 

3

175 (18.7)

175 (18.7)

 

4+

66 (7.1)

66 (7.1)

 

Smoking Status During Pregnancy

   

Never

614 (65.6)

614 (65.6)

 

Former

316 (33.8)

316 (33.8)

 

Current

6 (0.6)

6 (0.6)

 

Weekday Cortisol Collection1

   

No

333 (35.6)

333 (35.6)

 

Yes

603 (64.4)

603 (64.4)

 
  1. ND: Not detectable.
  2. 1-On first day of collection.