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Table 1 Characteristics of the pregnant women in the 3rd trimester according to exposure to SHS n(%)/median (IQR)

From: Association between secondhand smoke exposure in pregnant women and their socioeconomic status and its interaction with age: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Total

n = 678

Never

exposed to SHS

n = 440

Current exposure to SHS

n = 238

Z/χ2

p Value

Demographic characteristic of the participants

 Age

29.0 (6.0)

29.0 (6.0)

29.0 (6.0)

−0.748

0.455

Ethnicity

 Han

663 (97.8)

427 (64.4)

236 (35.6)

3.191

0.074

 Minority group

15 (2.2)

13 (86.7)

2 (13.3)

  

Household registration status (hukou)

 Rural area

182 (26.8)

115 (63.2)

67 (36.8)

0.319

0.572

 Urban area

496 (73.2)

325 (65.5)

171 (34.5)

  

Living with an aunt/uncle after getting married

 No

244 (36.0)

177 (39.4)

67 (27.5)

9.777

0.002

 Yes

434 (64.0)

263 (60.6)

171 (39.4)

  

Regular antenatal examinations

 Yes

621 (91.6)

392 (63.1)

229 (36.9)

10.190

0.001

 No

57 (8.4)

48 (84.2)

9 (15.9)

  

Complications of pregnancy

 No

607 (89.5)

391 (64.4)

216 (35.6)

0.590

0.442

 Yes

71 (10.5)

49 (69.0)

22 (31.0)

  

Individual SES

 Marital Status

  Married and living together

647 (95.4)

417 (64.5)

230 (35.5)

1.232

0.267

  Divorced but living together/Cohabiting relationship

31 (4.6)

23 (74.2)

8 (25.8)

  

 Employment status

  Yes

508 (74.9)

346 (68.1)

162 (31.9)

9.184

0.002

  No

170 (25.1)

94 (55.3)

76 (44.7)

  

 Educational attainment

  Junior middle school or below

132 (19.5)

82 (62.1)

50 (37.9)

4.091

0.129

  High school or technical secondary school

161 (23.7)

96 (59.6)

65 (40.4)

  

  College or above

385 (56.8)

262 (68.1)

123 (31.9)

  

 Per capita monthly income in RMB

   ≤ 3000

60 (8.8)

40 (66.7)

20 (33.3)

0.260

0.878

  3001–7999

482 (71.1)

314 (65.1)

168 (34.9)

  

   ≥ 8000

136 (20.1)

86 (63.2)

50 (36.8)

  

Behavioral lifestyle habits

 Smoking habit

  Never

649 (95.7)

419 (64.6)

230 (35.4)

0.751

0.386

  Former

29 (4.3)

21 (72.4)

8 (27.6)

  

 Currently exercising

  Yes

620 (91.4)

399 (64.4)

221 (35.6)

0.934

0.334

  No

58 (8.6)

41 (70.7)

17 (29.3)

  

 Currently drinking

  No

612 (90.3)

408 (66.7)

204 (33.3)

8.645

0.003

  Yes

66 (9.7)

32 (48.5)

34 (51.5)

  

Spouse/partner’s SES

 Educational attainment of spouse/partner

  Junior middle school or below

94 (13.9)

66 (70.2)

28 (29.8)

3.051

0.218

  High school or technical secondary school

172 (25.4)

117 (68.0)

55 (32.0)

  

  College or above

412 (60.7)

257 (64.2)

155 (37.6)

  

 Employment of spouse/partner

  Yes

665 (98.1)

431 (64.8)

234 (35.2)

0.001

0.970

  No

13 (1.9)

9 (69.2)

4 (30.8)

  

Spouse/partner’s behavioral lifestyle habits

 Drinking habit of spouse/partner in the last year

  No

252 (37.2)

119 (47.2)

133 (52.8)

54.998

< 0.001

  Yes

426 (62.8)

321 (75.4)

105 (24.6)

  
  1. Values indicated in bold are statistically significant