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. 2014 Oct 30;5:187. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2014.00187

Table 1.

Demographic and medical history information.

Male (N = 119) Female (N = 103)
CONTINUOUS VARIABLES Mean (SD)
Age since DOBa (months) 3.32 (0.36) 3.36 (0.37)
Gestational age at birth (weeks) 37.3 (3.0) 37.7 (2.3)
Birth weight (g) 2886 (816) 2910 (563)
5-Min APGAR Score 8.7 (0.7) 8.6 (0.7)
Maternal age (years) 29.7 (6.1) 30.3 (5.4)
Paternal age (years) 31.5 (5.9) 32.5 (6.1)
Maternal education (years) 15.7 (3.3) 15.7 (3.0)
Paternal education (years) 15.7 (3.1) 15.0 (3.0)
CATEGORICAL VARIABLES NO. (%)
Gestation number Twin 65 (55%) Twin 49 (48%)
Singleton 54 (45%) Singleton 54 (52%)
NICU stay >24 h No 98 (82%) No 86 (83%)
Yes 21 (18%) Yes 17 (17%)
Caesarian section No 60 (50%) No 56 (54%)
Yes 59 (50%) Yes 47 (46%)
Maternal ethnicity White 89 (75%) White 82 (80%)
Black 24 (20%) Black 20 (19%)
Asian 4 (3%) Asian 1 (1%)
Other 2 (1%)
Paternal ethnicity White 86 (72%) White 81 (79%)
Black 26 (22%) Black 19 (18%)
Asian 7 (6%) Asian 3 (3%)
Maternal psychiatric history No 93 (78%) No 81 (79%)
Yes 26 (22%) Yes 22 (21%)
Paternal psychiatric history No 103 (87%) No 94 (91%)
Yes 16 (13%) Yes 9 (9%)
Incomeb High (29%) High (33%)
Middle (39%) Middle (37%)
Low (30%) Low (28%)
Missing (2%) Missing (2%)
Maternal smoking No 107 (90%) No 93 (90%)
Yes 12 (10%) Yes 10 (10%)

aDOB = date of birth,

blow income: at or below 200% of federal poverty level (FPL), middle income: between 200 and 400% of FPL, high income: above 400% of FPL.