Table I.
Characteristics of the pregnancies and fetuses included (mean ± sem).
| Female |
Male |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Smoke-exposed | P-valuea | Control | Smoke-exposed | P-valuea | |
| N | 32 | 24 | 56 | 31 | 39 | 70 |
| Maternal indices | ||||||
| Age (years) | 25.3 ± 1.2 | 22.8 ± 1.0 | 0.135 | 23.2 ± 1.1 | 25.4 ± 0.9 | 0.056 |
| BMI (kg/m3) | 24.5 ± 0.8 | 26.0 ± 1.3 | 0.830 | 25.0 ± 0.9 | 25.6 ± 1.0 | 0.917 |
| Cigarettes/day | 0 | 10.2 ± 0.9 | 0 | 10.9 ± 0.9 | ||
| Fetal indices | ||||||
| Weeks of gestation | 14.4 ± 0.4 | 14.6 ± 0.5 | 0.643 | 15.1 ± 0.4 | 15.7 ± 0.3 | 0.225 |
| Weight (g) | 76.2 ± 14.3 | 76.7 ± 13.0 | 0.294 | 87.9 ± 13.2 | 111.2 ± 12.4 | 0.123 |
| CRL (mm) | 96.6 ± 5.5 | 95.8 ± 4.5 | 0.634 | 102.1 ± 4.8 | 113.5 ± 4.7 | 0.092 |
| Paired gonad weight (mg) | 18.2 ± 3.1b | 20.2 ± 3.2 | 0.440 | 28.0 ± 3.4b | 36.5 ± 4.3 | 0.126 |
| Ponderal index (weight g/[CRL cm3]) | 0.066 ± 0.001 | 0.070 ± 0.005 | 0.662 | 0.069 ± 0.003 | 0.064 ± 0.002 | 0.207 |
| AGD measures | ||||||
| AGDapp (mm)c | 4.87 ± 0.41b | 4.66 ± 0.33 | 0.766 | 9.06 ± 0.77b | 10.99 ± 0.64 | 0.034 |
| AGDapp/weight | 0.11 ± 0.01b | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 0.344 | 0.14 ± 0.01b | 0.13 ± 0.09 | 0.741 |
| AGDapp/CRL | 0.050 ± 0.002b | 0.048 ± 0.002 | 0.678 | 0.086 ± 0.004b | 0.094 ± 0.003 | 0.113 |
| AGDapp/ponderal index | 75.6 ± 6.0b | 68.2 ± 4.5 | 0.700 | 135.3 ± 11.2b | 175.5 ± 12.4 | 0.020 |
aAssociation with maternal smoking.
bMale versus female controls: P < 0.05.
cAGDapp distance (mm) from the centre of the anus to caudal or posterior insertion of the penis or clitoris.