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. 2015 Mar;135(3):e678–e686. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-2501

TABLE 1.

Study Population Demographics

Characteristic Entire Study Population No Smokers Living in the Home Smokers Living in the Home P
n 117 93 24
Demographics
 Gender, % male 64.1 63.4 66.7 .77
 Age, y .14
  Mean ± SD 1.23 ± 0.71 1.27 ± 0.73 1.03 ± 0.56
  Median (IQR) 1.05 (0.70–1.53) 1.07 (0.76–1.69) 0.92 (0.58–1.18)
  Range 0.12–2.92 0.12–2.92 0.50–2.52
 Race, % nonwhite 64.4 62.4 70.8 .44
 Gestation, wks
  Mean ± SD 27.2 ± 3.1 27.3 ± 3.1 27.1 ± 3.2 .88
  Median (IQR) 26.9 (24.9–28.1) 26.9 (25.0–28.1) 26.9 (24.5–28.8)
  Range 22.9–35.0 23.0–35.0 22.9–35.0
 Birth weight, g
  n 115 92 23
  Mean ± SD 1017 ± 479 1016 ± 468 1018 ± 530 .99
  Median (IQR) 879 (690–1220) 855 (709–1220) 880 (680–1100)
  Range 390–2650 390–2650 415–2610
 Birth weight, percentile
  n 115 92 23
  Mean ± SD 42.4 ± 25.0 42.2 ± 25.5 43.4 ± 23.2 .83
  Median (IQR) 43 (22–60) 42.5 (22–61.5) 45 (28–55)
  Range 1–90 1–90 1–89
Socioeconomic status
 Median household income ($, thousands)
  Mean ± SD 66.2 ± 23.4 68.8 ± 23.2 57.2 ± 22.3 .031
  Median (IQR) 62.6 (50.9–80.4) 67.4 (53.0–81.7) 52.4 (39.3–80.0)
  Range 25.2–156.6 25.2–156.6 25.2–100.6
 Public insurance, % 60.7 57.0 75.0 .11
 High school education or less, % 25.4a 20.0b 45.8 .010
Clinical characteristics
 Age at discharge from NICU, mo
  Mean ± SD 4.2 ± 3.1 4.3 ± 3.4 3.8 ± 1.6 .52
  Median (IQR) 3.6 (2.5–4.8) 3.5 (2.4–4.9) 3.6 (2.9–4.6)
  Range 0.2–24.4 0.4–24.4 0.4–8.7
 Home supplemental oxygen, % 41.0 44.1 29.2 .19
 Home ventilator, % 5.1 5.4 4.2 .81
 Gastrostomy tube, % 29.1 31.2 20.8 .32
 Nissen, % 17.1 19.3 8.3 .20
 Inhaled corticosteroid use before age 2 y, % 85.5 83.9 91.7 .33
 Technology dependent,a % 53.0 55.9 41.7 .21

IQR, interquartile range.

a

n = 114.

b

n = 90.

c

Presence of any of the following: home supplemental oxygen, home ventilator, gastrostomy tube, or Nissen fundoplication.