Table 2.

Description of the Pregnancies (N, SD for Continuous Variables and N, % for Categorical Variables)

		Male				Female
		Before Employment (N=414)		During Employment (N=321)		Before Employment (N=116)		During Employment (N=68)
Age at conception		26.7	3.8	29.5	4.3	25.5	4.9	31	4.5
Number of pregnancies		2.1	0.9	2.3	1	2.4	1	2.5	1.3
Health problems during pregnancy
Hypertension		13	3.1	6	1.9	2	1.7	2	2.9
Diabetes		11	2.7	20	6.2	1	0.9	3	4.4
Pre-eclampsia or eclampsia		9	2.2	8	2.5	1	0.9	1	1.5
Thyroid disorder		5	1.2	9	2.8	1	0.9	0	0
Systemic lupus		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other medical condition		22	5.3	32	10	8	6.9	12	17.6
Smoking during pregnancy		87	21	34	10.6	30	25.9	6	8.8
Cigarettes smoked		14.1	6.1	12.6	6	13.4	5.7	9.3	4.5
Drinking during pregnancy		22	5.3	9	2.8	6	5.2	3	4.4
Drinks consumed		2.7	2.4	4.7	6.8	2.3	4.8	0.7	1.2