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. 2013 Feb 6;8(2):e53844. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053844

Table 1. Mothers with Hypertension and Comparative Cohort, by Infant and Maternal Characteristics.

Variables Mothers with Hypertension n = 2,727 Comparative Cohort n = 8,181 P value
Total no. % Total no. %
Infant characteristics
Gender 0.127
 Male 1,393 51.1 4,317 52.8
Parity <0.001
 1 1,303 47.8 4,132 50.5
 2 939 34.4 3,039 37.2
 3 or more 485 17.8 1,010 12.4
Gestational age <0.001
 Weeks (mean±SD) 37.9±1.9 38.5±1.5
Birthweight <0.001
 G (mean±SD) 3052±545 3131±423
Maternal characteristics
Age (year)
 <25 310 11.4 930 11.4
 25–29 842 30.9 2,526 30.9
 30–34 916 33.6 2,748 33.6
 >34 659 24.1 1,977 24.1
Education level <0.001
 Elementary school or below 406 14.9 862 10.5
 Junior high school 1,140 41.8 3,031 37.1
 Senior high school 1,096 40.2 3,928 48.0
 College or above 85 3.1 360 4.4
Diabetes <0.001
 Yes 226 8.3 186 2.3
Anemia <0.001
 Yes 314 11.5 652 8.0
Coronary heart disease <0.001
 Yes 121 4.4 49 0.6
Hyperlipidemia <0.001
 Yes 179 6.6 95 1.2