Table 1. Baseline characteristics of vaccinated and unvaccinated mothers [33].
Vaccine recipients (n = 77) | Unvaccinated (n = 27)) | p | |
Maternal age, y | 31 (29–32) | 29 (26–31) | 0.1413 |
Ethnic origin | |||
White | 67 (89) | 25 (93) | 0.6253 |
Other | 8 (11) | 2 (7) | |
Pregnancy status | |||
1 | 35 (46) | 10 (37) | 0.4172 |
2 or more | 41 (54) | 17 (63) | |
Childbirth status | |||
0 | 45 (59) | 16 (59) | 0.9965 |
1 or more | 31 (41) | 11 (41) | |
No. of co-morbidities | |||
0 | 67 (87) | 22 (81) | 0.4815 |
1 or more | 10 (13) | 5 (19) | |
Previous obstetric problems | |||
0 | 50 (65) | 16 (59) | 0.5982 |
1 or more | 27 (35) | 11 (41) | |
Mode of delivery | |||
Normal, assisted, elective or caesarean unspecified | 67 (88) | 22 (88) | 0.9831 |
Emergency caesarean section | 9 (12) | 3 (12) | |
Sex of child | |||
Male | 38 (50) | 16 (59) | 0.4079 |
Birthweight, grams | 3365 (3223–3507) | 3600 (3400–3799) | 0.0848 |
Gestational age, weeks | 39.3 (38.9–39.7) | 40.1 (39.5–40.7) | 0.0612 |
No. of under 5-y-olds at home | |||
0 | 43 (57) | 17 (63) | 0.6103 |
1 or more | 32 (43) | 10 (37) | |
No. of smokers in household | |||
0 | 54 (82) | 16 (70) | 0.2169 |
1 or more | 12 (18) | 7 (30) |
Data are means for: years/birth weight/gestational age (95% confidence interval) or number (%) for all other parameters.