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. 2018 Mar 16;126(3):037005. doi: 10.1289/EHP1994

Table 1.

Characteristics of the population (40 pregnant women from SEPAGES feasibility study, out of which 8 participated in the current study).

Characteristic Included (n=8) Excluded (n=32) p-Valuea
N (%) or mean±SD N (%) or mean±SD
Maternal age at enrollment (y) 29.6±3.8 30.7±3.6 0.34
Civil status     0.25
 Married 5 (63) 12 (37)  
 Cohabitating 3 (37) 20 (63)  
Maternal education     1.00
 High school or less 0 2 (6)  
3y of college 4 (50) 14 (44)  
>3y of college 4 (50) 16 (50)  
Smoking history during pregnancy     1.00
 Yes 1 (12) 6 (19)  
 No 7 (88) 21 (66)  
 Missing 0 5 (15)  
Parity     1.00
 Primiparous 5 (63) 19 (59)  
 Multiparous 3 (37) 13 (41)  
Gestational age (wk)      
 Week 1 of urine collection 15.0±1.9 12.9±1.5 0.01
 Week 2 of urine collection 24.0±1.6 23.3±1.4 0.21
 Week 3 of urine collection 32.3±0.7 31.8±0.9 0.16
Time between two weeks of urine collection (wk)      
 Week 1–Week 2 9.0±1.9 10.5±1.8 0.06
 Week 2–Week 3 8.3±1.2 8.5±1.7 0.88

Note: SD, standard deviation; SEPAGES, Suivi de l'Exposition à la Pollution Atmosphérique durant la Grossesse et Effets sur la Santé (Assessment of Air Pollution Exposure during Pregnancy and Effects on Health).

a

p-Values of chi-square or Mann-Whitney U-tests comparing the characteristics of included and non-included women.