Table 2 Characteristics of participants by exposure to prenatal infection
From: Maternal infections during pregnancy and offspring midlife inflammation
No infection during pregnancy N = 1313 | Infection during pregnancy N = 392 | P-Value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 21.7 | 21.5 | 0.284 |
Maternal age at birth (mean years) | 26.8 | 26.3 | 0.191 |
Parity n (%) | |||
1 | 622(47) | 196 (50) | |
2 | 370 (28) | 97 (25) | |
3 | 194 (15) | 63 (16) | |
4 | 83 (6) | 29 (7) | |
5+ | 43 (3) | 7 (2) | 0.299 |
Maternal civil status at conception n(%) | |||
Married mother | 889 (68) | 275 (70) | |
Unmarried mother | 422 (32) | 117 (30) | 0.382 |
Tobacco smoking in pregnancy n(%) | |||
No | 674 (52) | 203 (53) | |
Yes | 615 (48) | 183 (47) | 0.917 |
Child’s gender n(%) | |||
Male | 742 (57) | 217 (55) | |
Female | 571 (43) | 175 (44) | 0.686 |