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Table 1 Characteristics of study population

From: Exposure to prenatal secondhand smoke and early neurodevelopment: Mothers and Children’s Environmental Health (MOCEH) study

 

Number (%) or Mean ± SD

 

at 24 months

P

MDI

PDI

Mean ± SD

P

Mean ± SD

P

Total

720

 

97.01 ± 14.52

 

96.78 ± 13.50

 

Maternal characteristics

     

Maternal age, years

     

 ≤30

429 (59.6)

<0.001

98.28 ± 14.45

0.004

97.00 ± 13.57

0.59

 >30

291 (40.4)

 

95.13 ± 14.44

 

96.45 ± 13.42

 

Maternal education

     

 ≤High school

284 (39.4)

<0.001

95.23 ± 14.60

0.03

94.64 ± 13.74

0.002

 ≥University

372 (51.7)

 

98.16 ± 14.40

 

98.04 ± 13.31

 

 missing

64 (8.9)

 

98.25 ± 14.27

 

98.97 ± 12.42

 

Region

      

 Seoul

177 (24.6)

<0.001

95.51 ± 14.43

0.02

97.97 ± 13.03

<0.001

 Cheonan

340 (47.2)

 

96.34 ± 15.20

 

93.53 ± 12.84

 

 Ulsan

203 (28.2)

 

99.44 ± 13.14

 

101.19 ± 13.63

 

GSTM1

     

 Present (=positive)

315 (44.4)

0.003

96.19 ± 14.10

0.22

95.88 ± 12.66

0.12

 Null (=negative)

394 (55.6)

 

97.53 ± 14.92

 

97.47 ± 14.20

 

GSTT1

     

 Present (=positive)

345 (48.7)

0.48

96.32 ± 14.50

0.28

96.30 ± 13.25

0.38

 Null (=negative)

364 (51.3)

 

97.51 ± 14.62

 

97.20 ± 13.84

 

Urinary cotinine

      

 ≤mediana

368 (50.6)

0.74

97.05 ± 14.81

0.80

96.86 ± 14.07

0.80

 >mediana

359 (49.4)

 

96.77 ± 14.43

 

96.60 ± 12.97

 

Infant characteristics

     

Infant sex

      

 Male

381 (52.9)

0.12

92.56 ± 14.31

<0.001

94.81 ± 13.45

<0.001

 Female

339 (47.1)

 

102.01 ± 13.07

 

99.00 ± 13.23

 

Breastfeeding only up to 6 months

     

 Yes

257 (35.7)

<0.001

98.81 ± 14.40

0.04

97.33 ± 14.30

0.11

 No

383 (59.2)

 

95.87 ± 14.55

 

95.93 ± 13.04

 

 missing

80 (11.1)

 

96.68 ± 14.37

 

99.11 ± 12.81

 

Primary caregiver during the first 24 months after birth

   

 Mother

368 (51.1)

0.55

97.90 ± 14.42

0.09

96.49 ± 13.99

0.56

 Others

352 (48.9)

 

96.08 ± 14.58

 

97.09 ± 12.98

 

Gestational Age

39.06 ± 1.08

     
  1. SD standard deviation, MDI Mental Development Index, PDI Psychomotor Development Index, GSTM1 Glutathione S-transferases mu1, GSTT1 Glutathione S-transferases theta 1
  2. aMedian of urinary cotinine level is 1.90 ng/ml