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. 2013 Jan 23;8(1):e47448. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047448

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.