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. 2006 Dec 7;80(1):76–90. doi: 10.1086/510518

Table 2. .

Selected Maternal Characteristics[Note]

Iowa
DBS
DCS
Characteristics Case
(n=445)
Control
(n=421)
Case
(n=270)
Control
(n=485)
Case
(n=663)
Controla
(n=529)
Age (years):
 Data missing (N) 69 7 0 0 17 9
 <21 (%) 10.9 9.9 4.8 4.3 5.6 2.9
 21–30 (%) 62.4 60.1 63.7 67 69.6 67.6
 >30 (%) 26.7 30 31.5 28.7 26.8 27.5
Ethnicity (% non-Hispanic white) 96.8 97.3 100 100 100 100
Education:
 Data missing (N) 72 8
 High school degree or less (%) 73.2 52.5
 Some college (%) 19 25.7
 Bachelor’s degree or higher (%) 7.8 21.8
Smoking during pregnancy:
 Data missing (N) 66 5 0 0 13 11
 Yes (%) 27.2 20 39.6 31.8 34.7 30.8
 No (%) 72.8 80 60.4 68.2 65.3 69.2
Multivitamin intake during pregnancy:
 Data missing (N) 118 24 4 2 87 104
 Yes (%) 47.1 39.5 76.7 79.7 76.7 79.6
 No (%) 52.9 60.5 23.3 20.3 23.3 20.4
Alcohol intake during pregnancy:
 Data missing (N) 142 52 3 13 27 39
 Yes (%) 74.3 62.3 62.2 68 36.7 37.2
 No (%) 25.7 37.7 37.8 32 63.3 62.8

Note.— Percentages are based on the total nonmissing data.

a

Unaffected sibling.