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Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects

From: Opium use during pregnancy and infant size at birth: a cohort study

 

Unexposed a

Opium user

All

Opium user only

Tobacco and Opium user

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Maternal age (Years)

 ≤ 19

134 (14.8)

49 (5.5)

40 (5.9)

9 (4.3)

 20–24

250 (27.6)

161 (18.2)

133 (19.6)

28 (13.3)

 25–29

260 (28.7)

278 (31.3)

210 (31.0)

68 (32.4)

 30–34

187 (20.7)

251 (28.3)

181 (26.7)

70 (33.3)

 ≥ 35

68 (7.5)

143 (16.1)

108 (16.0)

35 (16.7)

 Missing

6 (0.7)

5 (0.6)

5 (0.7)

0 (0)

Parity

 Nulliparous

372 (41.1)

199 (22.4)

155 (22.9)

44 (21.0)

 Parous

533 (58.9)

688 (77.6)

522 (77.1)

169 (79.0)

Maternal height (cm)

  ≤ 149

68 (7.5)

66 (7.4)

47 (6.9)

19 (9.0)

 150–155

198 (21.9)

193 (21.8)

152 (22.5)

41 (19.5)

 156–160

380 (42.0)

399 (45.0)

295 (43.6)

104 (49.5)

 161–164

120 (13.3)

109 (12.3)

84 (12.4)

25 (11.9)

  ≥ 165

100 (11.0)

103 (11.6)

86 (12.7)

17 (8.1)

 Missing

39 (4.3)

18 (2.0)

13 (1.9)

4 (1.9)

Maternal body mass index

  < 18.5

63 (7.0)

52 (5.9)

34 (5.0)

18 (8.6)

 18.5 to < 25

439 (48.5)

474 (53.4)

356 (52.6)

118 (56.2)

 25 to < 30

245 (27.1)

231 (26.0)

184 (27.2)

47 (22.4)

 30 to < 35

91 (10.1)

91 (10.3)

72 (10.6)

19 (9.0)

  ≥ 35

28 (3.1)

21 (2.4)

18 (2.7)

3 (1.4)

 Missing

39 (4.3)

17 (1.9)

13 (1.9)

5 (2.4)

Husband’s occupation

 Unemployed

25 (2.8)

56 (6.3)

37 (5.5)

19 (9.0)

 Non skill worker

400 (44.2)

419 (47.2)

312 (46.1)

107 (51.0)

 Skill worker

91 (10.1)

70 (7.9)

58 (8.6)

12 (5.7)

 Self-employed

111 (12.3)

101 (11.4)

89 (13.1)

12 (5.7)

 Farmer

179 (19.8)

163 (18.4)

123 (18.2)

40 (19.0)

 Other

95 (10.5)

69 (7.8)

52 (7.7)

17 (78.1)

 Missing

4 (0.4)

9 (1.0)

6 (0.9)

3 (1.4)

 Unemployed

25 (2.8)

56 (6.3)

37 (5.5)

19 (9.0)

Preterm delivery

 Term

850 (93.9)

798 (90.0)

616 (91.0)

182 (86.7)

 Preterm

55 (6.1)

89 (10.0)

61 (9.0)

28 (13.3)

Infant sex

 Female

447 (49.4)

436 (49.2)

337 (49.8)

99 (47.1)

 Male

443 (49.0)

441 (49.7)

331 (48.9)

110 (52.4)

 Missing

15 (1.7)

10 (1.1)

9 (1.3)

1 (0.5)

Birth weight (gr)

  ≤ 2500

43 (4.8)

99 (11.2)

75 (11.1)

24 (11.4)

 2500–2999

139 (15.4)

179 (20.2)

134 (19.8)

45 (21.4)

 3000–3299

205 (22.7)

203 (22.9)

143 (21.1)

60 (28.6)

 3300–3599

269 (29.7)

193 (21.8)

154 (22.7)

39 (18.6)

  ≥ 3600

234 (25.9)

203 (22.9)

162 (23.9)

41 (19.5)

 Missing

15 (1.7)

10 (1.1)

9 (1.3)

1 (0.5)

Birth length (cm)

  ≤ 46

59 (6.5)

115 (13.0)

87 (12.9)

28 (13.3)

 47–48

149 (16.5)

138 (15.6)

103 (15.2)

35 (16.7)

 49–51

535 (59.1)

480 (54.1)

359 (53.0)

121 (57.6)

  ≥ 52

147 (16.2)

144 (16.2)

119 (17.6)

25 (11.9)

 Missing

15 (1.7)

10 (1.1)

9 (1.3)

1 (0.5)

Head circumference (cm)

  ≤ 32

56 (6.2)

119 (13.4)

88 (13.0)

31 (14.8)

 33–34

242 (16.7)

337 (38.0)

252 (37.2)

85 (40..5)

 35–36

476 (52.6)

362 (40.8)

281 (41.5)

81 (38.6)

  ≥ 37

116 (12.8)

59 (6.7)

47 (6.9)

12 (5.7)

 Missing

15 (1.7)

10 (1.1)

9 (1.3)

1 (0.5)

  1. aUnexposed includes mothers who are non-users of both opium and tobacco