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. 2023 Mar 13;177(5):498–505. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0053

Table 1. Baseline Characteristics Among Different Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection Status Groups.

Characteristic No. (%) P valuea
Uninfected women (n = 2 951 482) Women with previous infection (n = 393 332) Women with new infection (n = 345 613)
Time interval between examination and LMP, median (IQR), mo 2.24 (0.79-4.89) 2.38 (0.89-4.99) 2.21 (0.83-4.79) NA
Paternal age at LMP, y
Mean (SD) 28.60 (4.72) 29.20 (4.83) 28.90 (4.82) <.001b
Median (IQR) 28 (25-31) 28 (26-32) 28 (25-31)
Maternal nationality
Han 2 731 028 (92.5) 360 986 (91.8) 313 431 (90.7) <.001
Other 134 008 (4.6) 24 690 (6.3) 24 499 (7.1)
Missing data 86 446 (2.9) 7656 (1.9) 7683 (2.2)
Maternal smoking
No 2 924 510 (99.1) 388 431 (98.8) 342 936 (99.2) <.001
Yes 8538 (0.3) 1367 (0.3) 792 (0.2)
Missing data 18 434 (0.6) 3534 (0.9) 1885 (0.6)
Maternal early pregnancy common cold
No 2 937 873 (99.5) 391 225 (99.5) 344 197 (99.6) <.001
Yes 13 609 (0.5) 2107 (0.5) 1416 (0.4)
Maternal early pregnancy medication
No 2 922 933 (99.0) 388 408 (98.8) 342 298 (99.0) <.001
Yes 28 549 (1.0) 4924 (1.2) 3315 (1.0)
Paternal serum HBsAg status
Negative 2 745 540 (93.0) 334 768 (85.1) 295 572 (85.5) <.001
Positive 155 620 (5.3) 48 420 (12.3) 42 654 (12.4)
Missing data 50 322 (1.7) 10 144 (2.6) 7387 (2.1)
Paternal HBV infection status
Uninfected 2 611 648 (88.5) 253 012 (64.3) 260 010 (75.2) <.001
Previous infection 95 778 (3.3) 76 573 (19.5) 28 576 (8.3)
New infection 153 975 (5.2) 47 944 (12.2) 42 242 (12.2)
Missing data 90 081 (3.0) 15 803 (4.0) 14 785 (4.3)
Maternal family history of CHD
No 2 949 871 (99.9) 392 998 (99.9) 345 428 (99.9) <.001
Yes 1611 (0.1) 334 (0.1) 185 (0.1)
Paternal family history of CHD
No 2 950 245 (99.9) 393 091 (99.9) 345 446 (99.9) <.001
Yes 1237 (0.04) 241 (0.1) 167 (0.1)
Maternal early pregnancy folacin use
No 400 877 (13.6) 66 942 (17.0) 62 408 (18.1) <.001
Yes 2 491 885 (84.4) 320 613 (81.5) 277 583 (80.3)
Missing data 58 720 (2.0) 5777 (1.5) 5622 (1.6)
Newborn with CHDs
No 2 950 682 (99.9) 393 191 (99.9) 345 523 (99.9) .007
Yes 800 (0.03) 141 (0.04) 90 (0.03)

Abbreviations: CHDs, congenital heart diseases; HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; LMP, last menstrual period; NA, not available.

a

The χ2 test was used unless otherwise indicated.

b

The Kruskal-Wallis test was used.