Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of adolescent, control, and advanced maternal age nursing mothers included in the study.
| Characteristics | Adolescents (n = 117) | Controls (n = 158) | AMA (n = 39) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal characteristics | ||||
| Age (years)# | 20 (12–23)a0 | 29 (24–35)b0 | 37 (36–46)c0 | <0.0001* |
| Ethnicity ɣ | ||||
| White | 50 (42.7) | 76 (48.1) | 12 (30.8) | 0.14 |
| Non White | 67 (57.3) | 82 (51.9) | 27 (69.2) | |
| Marital status ɣ | ||||
| Single | 41 (35.0) | 17 (10.7) | 6 (15.4) | <0.0001* |
| Stable union | 76 (65.0) | 141 (89.3) | 33 (84.6) | |
| Profession ɣ | ||||
| Paid | 22 (18.8) | 62 (39.3) | 21 (53.8) | 0.0002* |
| Unpaid | 95 (81.2) | 96 (60.7) | 18 (46.2) | |
| Smoking habit ɣ | ||||
| Yes | 6 (5.1) | 16 (10.1) | 7 (17.9) | 0.13 |
| Ex-smoker | 18 (15.4) | 17 (10.7) | 4 (10.2) | |
| Mother living with smokers ɣ | ||||
| Yes | 45 (38.4) | 48 (30.4) | 14 (35.9) | 0.36 |
| Consumed Alcohol ɣ | ||||
| Yes | 3 (2.6) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (2.6) | 0.49 |
| Physical activity practice ɣ | ||||
| Yes | 11 (9.4) | 8 (5.1) | 2 (5.1) | 0.64 |
# Kruskal-Wallis test, followed by Dunn test for comparison between groups: median (minimum—maximum);
ɣ X2 Test or Fisher's exact test, n (%);
* statistically significant (p<0.05); In lines, values followed by the same letters and the same index do not statistically differ.