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Table 1 Characteristics of eligible cohort members assigned exposures and those who were not assigned exposures.

From: The association between low level exposures to ambient air pollution and term low birth weight: a retrospective cohort study

Covariate

 

Subjects assigned exposure data N = 74,284

Subjects with no exposure data N = 14,849

Maternal age: Mean (SD)

 

28.6 (5.2)

28.0 (5.1)

Pre-pregnancy weight: Mean (SD)

 

64.7 (13.7)

66.5 (14.9)

Weight at delivery: Mean (SD)

 

79.7 (13.9)

81.0 (14.9)

Infant Gender

 

Male

51.0%

50.6%

 

Female

49.0%

49.4%

Nulliparous

 

Yes

45.3%

42.7%

 

No

54.7%

57.3%

Smoking at delivery

 

Yes

24.9%

25.8%

 

No

75.1%

74.2%

Pregnancy complications

 

Yes

3.9 %

4.1 %

 

No

96.1 %

95.9 %

Income Quintile

 

1

21.6%

17.0%

 

2

20.0%

20.7%

 

3

19.9%

20.2%

 

4

21.4%

21.9%

 

5

17.1%

20.9%

Urban/Rural residence

 

Urban

74.7%

70.6%

 

Rural

25.3%

29.4%