Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of women (N = 90) and offspring (N = 76) enrolled in the ORigins of Child Health And Resilience in Development (ORCHARD) pregnancy cohort, Baltimore, MD, USA, 2017–2019
Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Maternal age (range: 16–47 years) | |
  < 25 years | 9 (10) |
  ≥ 25 < 30 years | 23 (26) |
  ≥ 30 < 35 years | 34 (38) |
  ≥ 35 years | 24 (27) |
Maternal body mass index (range: 18–64.3 kg/m2) | |
  < 25 (underweight and normal weight) | 44 (49) |
  ≥ 25 < 30 (overweight) | 15 (17) |
  ≥ 30 (obese) | 31 (34) |
Maternal race/ethnicity | |
 White / Caucasian | 48 (53) |
 Non-white | 42 (47) |
Maternal education (highest level attained) | |
 High school diploma or less | 18 (20) |
 Some college | 18 (20) |
 Bachelor’s degree or higher | 54 (60) |
Parity | |
 Nulliparous | 44 (49) |
 Parous | 46 (51) |
Tobacco use during pregnancy | |
 No | 57 (63) |
 Yes | 7 (8) |
 Missing | 26 (29) |
Infant sex | |
 Male | 39 (51) |
 Female | 37 (49) |