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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants

From: Perfluoroalkyl substances in umbilical cord blood and blood pressure in offspring: a prospective cohort study

Variables

Overall (N = 129)

Mother characteristics

 

Maternal age (years), Mean ± SD

31.2 ± 3.1

Household income (RMB/year), N(%)

 

≥100,000

65(50.4)

< 100,000

64(49.6)

Educational level, N(%)

 

≥ Bachelors’ degree

107(82.9)

< Bachelors’ degree

22(17.1)

GDM, N(%)

12(9.3)

HDP, N(%)

5(3.9)

Drinking during pregnancy, N(%)

21(16.3)

Passive smoking during pregnancy, N(%)

34(26.4)

Offspring characteristics

 

Weight at 4y (kg), Mean ± SD

17.9 ± 2.8

Height at 4y (cm), Mean ± SD

108.8 ± 4.8

BMI at 4y (kg/m2), Mean ± SD

15.0 ± 1.5

Gestational age (weeks), Mean ± SD

38.9 ± 1.3

Birth weight (kg), Mean ± SD

3.4 ± 0.4

Birth height (cm), Mean ± SD

50.0 ± 1.0

Sex, N(%)

 

Boy

69(53.5)

Girl

60(46.5)

Blood pressure at 4y (mmHg), Mean ± SD

 

SBP

98.4 ± 7.9

DBP

57.5 ± 6.2

MAP

71.2 ± 5.8

PP

41.2 ± 6.3

  1. BMI: body mass index, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, MAP: mean artery pressure, PP: pulse pressure, HDP: hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, GDM: gestational diabetes mellitus