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Table 2 Demographic characteristics and relevant covariates of study participants

From: Impact of prenatal tobacco smoking on infant telomere length trajectory and ADHD symptoms at 18 months: a longitudinal cohort study

Demographic outcome, mean (SD)

Total (N = 181)

No prenatal smoking (n = 152)

Prenatal smoking (n = 29)

p-value

Maternal conception age (year)

28.64 (5.62)

28.38 (5.68)

29.97 (5.19)

0.17

Infant birthweight (kg)

3.26 (0.57)

3.29 (0.58)

3.11 (0.52)

0.15

SES

3.07 (1.94)

3.20 (1.92)

2.35 (1.90)

0.028

 

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

 

Race

   

0.24

 Black

51.9 (94)

88.3 (83)

11.7 (11)

 

 White

37.0 (67)

79.1 (53)

20.9 (14)

 

 Other

11.1 (20)

80.0 (16)

20.0 (4)

 

Baby sex

   

0.98

 Male

51.9 (94)

84.0 (79)

16.0 (15)

 

 Female

48.1 (87)

83.9 (73)

16.1 (14)

 

Pregnancy complications

   

0.26

 No

82.3 (149)

82.5 (123)

17.5 (26)

 

 Yes

17.7 (32)

90.6 (29)

9.4 (3)

 

Maternal postnatal depression (18 months)

   

0.26

 No

85.8 (133)

88.0 (117)

12.0 (16)

 

 Yes

14.2 (16)

59.1 (13)

40.9 (9)