Table 1 Participant characteristics for the GB-PBDE project and follow-up study

Lowell

Cambridge/Brookline

Total

Participants

Did Not Respond

Lost to Follow Up

N

5

41

46

31

8

7

Age of Mother (years)

   Average

21.0

33.6

32.2

33.5

31.0

27.7

   Range

19–23

28–41

19–41

28–41

21–39

19–36

Age of Baby at time of follow-up study (months)

   Average

11.3

12.3

12.4

   Range

(5.8–15)

(9–15)

(10–17)

Smoking Status

   Current smoker

40%

2.4%

6.5%

3%

0%

29%

   Former smoker

0%

12.2%

10.9%

12.9%

12.5%

0%

   Never smoker

60%

85.4%

82.6%

84.1%

87.5%

71%

Highest Education Level Achieved

   HS graduate

40%

0%

6.5%

0%

12.5%

29%

   Some college

60%

0%

4.3%

0%

12.5%

14%

   College grad

0%

100%

89%

100%

75%

57.1%

Race/Ethnicity

   White

40%

93%

87%

97%

63%

86%

   Asian

60%

0%

7%

0%

25%

0%

   Latina

0%

5%

4%

3%

0%

14%

   Af. American

0%

2%

2%

0%

13%

0%

At time of GB-PBDE Recruitment:

   Already breastfeeding

63%

71%

   Planning to breastfeed

37%^a

23%

   Very likely/considering breastfeeding

6%