Table 4.

Distribution of other variables included in the analyses. Pelotas, Southern Brazil, 1982 to 2004-5.

Variable	Total		Men		Women
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Birthweight (grams)	5,909		3,035		2,173
<2500	534	9.0	244	8.0	289	10.1
2500 to 2999	1,393	23.6	625	20.6	768	26.7
3000 to 3499	2,220	37.6	1,131	37.3	1,089	37.9
3500 to 3999	1,417	24.0	806	26.6	611	21.3
≥4000	345	5.8	229	7.5	116	4.0
Breastfeeding (months)	5,332		2,735		2,597
<1.0	1,171	22.0	636	23.3	535	20.6
1.0 to 2.9	1,405	26.4	709	25.9	696	26.8
3.0 to 5.9	1,212	22.7	611	22.3	601	23.1
6.0 to 8.9	497	9.3	261	9.5	236	9.1
9.0 to 11.9	209	3.9	114	4.2	95	3.7
≥12.0	838	15.7	404	14.8	434	16.7
Maternal smoking during pregnancy (1982)	5,914		3,037		2,876
Never smoked	3,811	64.4	1,946	64.1	1,864	64.8
1 to 14 cigarettes/day	1,594	27.0	807	26.6	787	27.4
15 or more cigarettes/day	509	8.6	284	9.4	225	7.8
Family history of asthma (2004-5)	4,246		2,183		2,063
Yes (mother or father)	372	8.8	172	7.9	200	9.7
Youth's schooling (years) (2004-5)	4,296		2,213		2,083
0 to 4	350	8.1	209	9.4	141	6.8
5 to 8	1,208	28.1	718	32.4	490	23.5
9 to 11	2,069	48.2	1,010	45.6	1,059	50.8
≥12	669	15.6	276	12.5	393	18.9