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. 2007 Apr 27;28(6):502–518. doi: 10.1002/hbm.20402

Table I.

Results

Nonexposed Exposed Mixed
A. Maternal cigarette smoking
 Mother: Cig smoking during pregnancy 0 (209) 11 ± 6.7 (199) N/A
 [No cig/day in 2nd trimester; M ± SD (n)]
 Mother: Cig smoking during breastfeeding [No cig/day; M ± SD (n)] 0 7.5 ± 7.5 (65) N/A
 Mother: Age of onset for cig smoking [years; M ± SD (n)] 12.4 ± 5.2 (35) 14.3 ± 2.6 (59) 15.4 ± 2.9 (14)
 Mother: Negative life long history of cig smoking (No of mothers) 45 (88) 0 (82) 0 (23)
 Mother: Cig smoking at present (No of mothers) 8 (88) 48 (82) 5 (23)
 Mother: Cig smoking at present [No cig/day; M ± SD (n)] 7 ± 4.2 (8) 16.8 ± 7.98 (48) 12.4 ± 3.6 (5)
B. Demographics
 Ado: Age (M ± SD) 14.5 ± 1.87 (209) 14.7 ± 1.86 (199) N/A
 Ado: Sex (F:M) 103:106 107:92 N/A
 Female Ado: Menstruation (Percent menstruating) 84% (83/99) 83% (87/105) N/A
 Female Ado: Menarche [M ± SD; years; (n)] 11.8 ± 1.4 (83) 12.1 ± 1.4 (87) N/A
 Puberty [M ± SD; Tanner stage; (n)] 3.75 ± 0.9 (191) 3.86 ± 0.85 (173) N/A
 Sibship Size [M ± SD (n)] 2.2 ± 0.45 (89) 2.1 ± 0.39 (82) 2.2 ± 0.4 (24)
 Mother: Age [M ± SD (n)] 42.01 ± 3.65 (89) 41.6 ± 3.6 (82) 41.7 ± 3.8 (24)
 Father: Age [M± SD (n)] 44.8 ± 3.8 (88) 43.96 ± 3.3 (82) 44.4 ± 4.5 (24)
 A07f: Mother: Edu [M ± SD (n)] 3.3 ± 0.9 (78) 3.3 ± 0.8 (67) 3.7 ± 0.9 (20)
 A07f: Father: Edu [M ± SD (n)] 3.6 ± 0.9 (74) 3.3 ± 0.8 (66) 3.5 ± 0.96 (19)
 B09f: Mother: Edu [M ± SD (n)] 4.7 ± 1.5 (82) 4.5 ± 1.45 (71) 5.5 ± 1.4 (19)
 B09f: Father: Edu [M ± SD (n)] 5.3 ± 1.7 (77) 4.7 ± 1.6 (66) 5.1 ± 1.4 (19)
 Mother: Employment [M ± SD (n)] 2.5 ± 1.8 (86) 2.7 ± 1.9 (81) 2.3 ± 2.1 (24)
 Father: Employment [M ± SD (n)] 1.6 ± 1.6 (83) 1.7 ± 1.6 (75) 1.3 ± 1.3 (23)
 Household income [in thousands CAD, M ± SD (n)] 54.9 ± 21.4 (87) 51.7 ± 25.4 (81) 59.2 ± 18.5 (24)
 Perceived economic situation [M ± SD (n)] 1.9 ± 0.6 (84) 1.9 ± 0.6 (75) 1.7 ± 0.5 (23)
 Number of children in household [M ± SD (n)] 2.46 ± 0.7 (84) 2.3 ± 0.6 (75) 2.4 ± 0.8 (23)
 Number of persons in household [M ± SD (n)] 4.57 ± 0.9 (84) 4.3 ± 0.8 (74) 4.5 ± 1.03 (23)
C. Pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding
 Number of pregnancies [M ± SD (n)] 3.3 ± 1.2 (89) 3.2 ± 1.4 (81) 3.58 ± 1.5 (24)
 Number of spontaneous abortion and stillbirths [M ± SD (n)] 0.48 ± 0.8 (89) 0.54 ± 0.9 (81) 0.79 ± 1.14 (24)
 Pregnancy duration [weeks; M ± SD (n)] 39.1 ± 1.6 (206) 39.2 ± 1.5 (198) N/A
 Pregnancy and birth complications [M ± SD (n)] 0.28 ± 0.5 (208) 0.26 ± 0.5 (195) N/A
 Birth weight (g; M ± SEM) 3530 ± 468 (205) 3239 ± 486 (195) N/A
 Breastfeeding: Frequency of yes (total n) 116 (206) 61 (195) N/A
 Breastfeeding: Total duration [age in weeks; M ± SD (n)] 18.6 ± 16.3 (116) 15.2 ± 12.3 (61) N/A
 Breastfeeding: First other milk [age in weeks; M ± SD (n)] 13.8 ± 12.5 (116) 11.3 ± 8.7 (61) N/A
 Breastfeeding: First other liquid [age in weeks; M ± SD (n)] 12.6 ± 9.3 (208) 10.45 ± 8.6 (193) N/A
 Breastfeeding: First solids [age in weeks; M ± SD (n)] 14.02 ± 9.7 (208) 12.2 ± 8.5 (191) N/A
D. Medical History, psychiatric history and antisocial behavior
 Child's medical history: Positive answers [M ± SD (n)] 0.09 ± 0.3 (208) 0.1 ± 0.32 (195) N/A
 Ado: History of head trauma (Frequency) 27/200 19/191 N/A
 Ado: Psychiatric symptoms (Sum of DPS symptoms) 15.5 ± 11.5 (201) 18.8 ± 12.8 (188) N/A
 Family's Medical History, Mother's side: Positive answers [M ± SD (n)] 3.7 ± 2.01 (88) 3.2 ± 2.2 (81) 3.04 ± 2.2 (24)
 Family's Medical History, Father's side: Positive answers [M ± SD (n)] 3.98 ± 2.3 (88) 3.3 ± 2.2 (81) 3.5 ± 2.00 (24)
 Mother's depression [M ± SD (n)] 16.25 ± 4.0 (84) 17.1 ± 4.0 (77) 17.04 ± 5.4 (23)
 Mother's anxiety [M ± SD (n)] 19.3 ± 5.98 (84) 19.1 ± 4.9 (77) 18.3 ± 4.1 (23)
 Father's depression [M ± SD (n)] 16.5 ± 4.1 (82) 15.8 ± 4.3 (73) 16.7 ± 5.6 (23)
 Father's anxiety [M ± SD (n)] 18.1 ± 5.9 (82) 17.3 ± 4.96 (73) 17.7 ± 5.4 (23)
 Mother's antisocial behavior in adolescence [M ± SD (n)] 0.13 ± 0.4 (84) 0.36 ± 0.6 (77) 0.17 ± 0.4 (23)
 Mother's antisocial behavior in aduthood [M ± SD (n)] 0.05 ± 0.26 (84) 0.05 ± 0.28 (77) 0.04 ± 0.21 (23)
 Father's antisocial behavior in adolescence [M ± SD (n)] 0.39 ± 0.86 (82) 0.7 ± 0.9 (73) 0.4 ± 0.9 (23)
 Father's antisocial behavior in adulthood [M ± SD (n)] 0.16 ± 0.46 (82) 0.24 ± 0.6 (73) 0.13 ± 0.46 (23)
 Ado's physical aggression [M ± SD (n)] 3.34 ± 0.9 (200) 3.3 ± 0.9 (181) N/A
 Ado's indirect aggression [M ± SD (n)] 6.3 ± 1.6 (200) 6.3 ± 1.5 (181) N/A
 Ado's fighting [M ± SD (n)] 5.2 ± 0.8 (200) 5.2 ± 0.8 (181) N/A
 Ado's stealing [M ± SD (n)] 4.6 ± 1.4 (200) 4.7 ± 1.4 (181) N/A
 Ado's vandalism [M ± SD (n)] 2.1 ± 0.4 (200) 2.2 ± 0.6 (181) N/A

M, Mean; SD, Standard deviation; F, Female; M, Male; CAD, Canadian dollars; Exposed family = all children exposed to maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy; Non‐exposed family = no children exposed; Mixed family = some children exposed, some non‐exposed.

Bold indicates statistical significant differences between the groups (see results for details).