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. 2019 Jul 5;14(7):e0218816. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218816

Table 1. Descriptive characteristics of mothers and children over the study period.

Characteristics N Birth 3-year 5-year
Age (years), mean (SD) 3.1 (0.2) 5.1 (0.2)
Sex, n (%) 761
 Male 389 (51.1) 315 (50.6) 261 (50.3)
 Female 372 (48.9) 307 (49.4) 258 (49.7)
Gestational age (weeks), mean (SD) 761 39.5 (1.2)
Breastfeeding of ≤6 months, n (%) 724 196 (27.1)
Smoked during pregnancy, n (%) 737 103 (14.0)
Annual household income (<$50,000), n (%) 737 168 (22.8)
Birth weight (kg), mean (SD) 761 3.53 (0.48)
Family history of CVD, n (%) 757 147 (19.42)
Birth length (cm), mean (SD) 736 50.2 (2.1)
Level of activity of child (week), n (%)
 Inactive/very inactive 3 (0.6) 5 (0.8)
 Somewhat inactive 38 (7.4) 15 (2.5)
 Somewhat active 233 (45.5) 181 (30.0)
 Active/very active 238 (46.5) 403 (66.7)