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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 15.
Published in final edited form as: Mov Disord. 2010 Aug 15;25(11):1560–1567. doi: 10.1002/mds.23339

Table 1b.

Association between early life factors and smoking and caffeine consumption at baseline in the HPFS

Exposure variable Pack-years of smoking Daily caffeine consumption (mg)
Birthweight
 <5.5 lbs 12.8 229
 5.5–8.4 12.6 224
 8.5–9.9 lbs 13.9 230
 10+ lbs 15.1 249
Season of birth
 Spring (March–May) 13.2 226
 Summer (June–August) 13.5 225
 Fall (September–November) 13.9 233
 Winter (December–February) 14.0 225
Handedness
 Left 12.9 234
 Right 13.1 227