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Table 1 Study population characteristics according to maternal cotinine levels

From: DNA methylation of GFI1 as a mediator of the association between prenatal smoking exposure and ADHD symptoms at 6 years: the Hokkaido Study on Environment and Children’s Health

 

All

Maternal cotinine (ng/ml)

P value

Non-smokers

Passive smokers

Active smokers

(n = 1150)

(n = 612)

(n = 429)

(n = 109)

Mothers

     

Age (years)

31.3 ± 4.4

31.9 ± 4.2

30.5 ± 4.5

31.2 ± 4.6

 < 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

21.1 ± 3.1

21.2 ± 3.2

20.9 ± 2.8

21.5 ± 4.0

0.167

Parity

    

 < 0.001

Primiparous

495 (43.0)

236 (38.6)

223 (52.0)

36 (33.0)

 

Multiparous

652 (56.7)

373 (60.9)

206 (48.0)

73 (67.0)

 

Missing data

3 (0.3)

3 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Alcohol intake during pregnancy

    

0.061

No

1016 (88.3)

551 (90.0)

375 (87.4)

90 (82.6)

 

Yes

134 (11.7)

61 (10.0)

54 (12.6)

19 (17.4)

 

Education (years)

    

 < 0.001

 ≤ 12

468 (40.7)

216 (35.3)

182 (42.4)

70 (64.2)

 

 > 12

681 (59.2)

395 (64.5)

247 (57.6)

39 (35.8)

 

Missing data

1 (0.1)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Annual household income (million JPY)

    

0.002

5 < 

743 (64.6)

368 (60.1)

295 (68.8)

80 (73.4)

 

 ≥ 5

407 (35.4)

244 (39.9)

134 (31.2)

29 (26.6)

 

Infants

     

Sex

    

0.095

Male

579 (50.3)

290 (47.4)

232 (54.1)

57 (52.3)

 

Female

571 (49.7)

322 (52.7)

197 (45.9)

52 (47.7)

 

Birth weight (g)

3070.2 ± 366.6

3065.0 ± 358.3

3118.2 ± 353.9

2910.7 ± 415.5

 < 0.001

Gestational age (weeks)

    

0.338

Preterm (< 37 weeks)

28 (2.4)

17 (2.8)

7 (1.6)

4 (3.7)

 

Full-term (≥ 37 weeks)

1122 (97.6)

595 (97.2)

422 (98.4)

105 (96.3)

 

ADHD symptoms

    

0.011

No

962 (83.7)

527 (86.1)

353 (82.3)

82 (75.2)

 

Yes

188 (16.3)

85 (13.9)

76 (17.7)

27 (24.8)

 
  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or number (%)
  2. P values derived from the Welch's test or Chi-square test