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Table 1 Baseline subject characteristics

From: The effect of exposure to traffic related air pollutants in pregnancy on birth anthropometry: a cohort study in a heavily polluted low-middle income country

Variable

Total (n = 340)

FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS

 Mother age (years)

27.92 (5.37)

 Mother’s enrolment period, n (%)

  • Trimester 1

165 (48.5)

  • Trimester 2

175 (51.5)

 Parity, n (%)

  • 0–1

233 (68.5)

  • ≥ 2

107 (31.5)

 Without history of abortion, n (%)

274 (80.8)

 Mother’s education level, n (%)

  • Elementary

21 (6.1)

  • High school

244 (71.8)

  • Under-post graduate

75 (22.1)

 Family income (USD/month), n (%)

    >  290 USD

121 (36.1)

 Working during pregnancy, n (%)

140 (41.2)

 BMI increment by pregnancy (kg/m2)

4.99 (3.04)

 Pregnancy complications:

  • Hypertensive-preeclampsia, n (%)

23 (6.8)

  • PROM, n (%)

46 (13.5)

  • Oligohydramnion, n (%)

23 (6.7)

INFANTS

 Male sex, n (%)

169 (49.7)

 Gestational age (weeks)

  • FDLM

38.58 (1.58)

 Mode of delivery, n (%)

  • C-section

154 (44.8)

 Birth weight (grams)

3117.7 (427.2)

 Birth length (cm)

48.30 (1.98)

 Low birth weight (BW < 2500 g), n (%),

21 (6.3))

  • Weight (g), range

(1500–2475)

 Premature (GA < 37 weeks), n (%)

18 (5.23)

  • GA (weeks), range

34.33 (30–36)

SMOKING HABITS

 Mother who actively smoking during pregnancy, n (%)

7 (2.1)

 Father smoking status during pregnancy, n (%)

215 (63.8)

 Number of other household smoking during pregnancy, n (%)

  • 1 member

155 (45.7)

  • ≥ 2 members

88 (26.1)

 Total cigarettes/day

13.46 (9.99)

ENVIRONMENT

 Home fuel resources, n (%)

  Gas

277 (81.5)

  Kerosene or others

7 (2.1)

 Household insecticides usage, n (%)

151 (49.2)

 Routine garbage burning, n (%)

8 (2.3)

 Motorcycle density on nearest street (vehicle/day)

243.8 (0–47,731.7)

  1. Numbers are expressed in mean (SD) otherwise indicated
  2. PROM premature rupture of the membrane, FDLM first day of last menstrual period, GA gestational age, total cigarettes/day: average total cigarettes consumed by the household member per day