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. 2020 May 5;3(5):e204096. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.4096

Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of the Study Population.

Characteristic Children, No. (%)
Sex, No. 121
Girls 63 (52.1)
Boys 58 (47.9)
Age, No. 177
Mean (SD), cm 31.5 (2.85)
Head circumference at birth, No. 160
Mean (SD), cm 28.76 (1.88)
Microcephaly at birth, No. 110
No 11 (10.0)
Yes 99 (90.0)
Severity of microcephaly at birth, No. 110
None 11 (10.0)
>2 to <3 SDs below mean 25 (22.7)
>3 SDs below mean 74 (67.3)
Type of delivery, No. 106
Vaginal 54 (50.9)
Cesarean 52 (49.1)
Birth weight, No. 159
Mean (SD), kg 2.70 (0.54)
Gestational age at birth 160
Mean (SD), wk 38.13 (2.05)
Preterm, No. 103
Yes 18 (17.5)
No 85 (82.5)
Maternal age at birth, No. 175
Mean (SD), y 26.85 (7.22)
Trimester presenting Zika symptoms, No. 91
First 44 (48.4)
Second 34 (37.4)
Third 9 (9.9)
No symptoms reported during pregnancy 4 (4.4)
Seizure severity, No. 120
Mild 87 (81.3)
Moderate 19 (17.8)
Severe 1 (0.9)
Visual impairment, No. 75
Normal 23 (30.7)
Low 16 (21.3)
Moderate 27 (36.0)
Severe 9 (12.0)
Monthly household income, No. 120
<Minimum wage 6 (5.0)
Minimum wage 62 (51.7)
1 to <2 times minimum wage 42 (35.0)
2 to <3 times minimum wage 7 (5.8)
>3 times the minimum wage 3 (2.5)
Maternal education, No. 86
Incomplete primary education 21 (25.0)
Primary education 5 (5.9)
Incomplete secondary education 9 (10.7)
Secondary education 38 (45.2)
Vocational school 2 (2.4)
Incomplete university 5 (5.9)
University 3 (3.6)
Postgraduate education 2 (6.7)
Illiterate 0
Functionally illiterate 1 (1.2)
Marital status, No. 121
Single 24 (20.0)
Married 37 (30.8)
Civil union or long-term partnership 4 (3.3)
Separated 2 (1.7)
Divorced 2 (1.7)
Widowed 1 (0.8)
Other or not reported 51 (42.1)
Neurological findings, No. 177
Decreased brain volume 71 (59.2)
Enlarged lateral ventricles 91 (75.8)
Enlarged fourth ventricle 17 (14.4)
Hydrocephaly 4 (3.4)
Reduced sulcation 9 (7.5)
Lysencephaly 26 (21.7)
Agyria 12 (10)
Pachygyria 29 (24.2)
Parenchymal calcifications 112 (94.1)
Cortical calcifications 58 (49.2)
Subcortical calcifications 73 (61.3)