Table 2.
The profile of the analysed population of women
| Age of mothers, years | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–25 | 26–30 | 31–35 | 36–40 | ||
| Number of women | 35 | 158 | 70 | 60 | 323 |
| Place of residence | |||||
| Village | 25 | 59 | 30 | 9 | 123 |
| City < 25,000 habitants | 10 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| City > 25,000 habitants | 0 | 71 | 18 | 51 | 140 |
| Number of lactation | |||||
| I | 35 | 143 | 25 | 10 | 213 |
| II | 0 | 15 | 45 | 0 | 60 |
| III | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
| IV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Lactation stage | |||||
| 1 month | 0 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 59 |
| 2–3 months | 11 | 52 | 9 | 36 | 108 |
| 4–6 months | 14 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 86 |
| 7–12 months | 10 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 70 |
| Smoking habit | |||||
| Current smoker | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 40 |
| Past smoker | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
| Never | 35 | 115 | 50 | 57 | 257 |
| Passive smoking | |||||
| Yes | 12 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 61 |
| No | 23 | 124 | 62 | 53 | 262 |
| Occupational exposure to Cd or Pb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |