Characteristics (range and unit) | Mean (SD) No (%) |
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Total population | 349 (100) |
Newborn characteristics | |
Male | 179 (51.3) |
Birth weight (1,555 to 4,705 g) | 3,366.6 (504.1) |
Low birth weight (BW < 2500 g) | 16 (4.6) |
Gestational age at recruitment (3.3 to 28.6 weeks of amenorrhea) | 11.01 (2.9) |
Gestational age at birth (30.3 to 42.3 weeks of amenorrhea) | 39.3 (1.6) |
Prematurity (Gestational age at birth < 37 weeks of amenorrhea) | 23 (6.6) |
Maternal characteristics | |
Age at delivery (18 to 40 years) | 28.8 (4.4) |
Married or common-law relationship | 323 (93) |
BMI at recruitment (16.4 to 48.9 kg/m2) | 25.9 (5.9) |
Smoked during pregnancy | 65 (19) |
Alcohol consumption during pregnancy | 19 (5.4) |
Recreational drug consumption during pregnancy | 5 (1.4) |
Infection during pregnancy | 32 (9) |
Previous low birth weight (<2500 g) infant in multipara (n = 236) | 28 (12) |
Previous preterm infant in multipara (n = 236) | 16 (7) |
Inter pregnancy intervala | |
Low (<18 months) | 57 (24.3) |
≥18 and ≤ 60 months | 147 (62.5) |
Large (>60 months) | 31 (13.2) |