TABLE 4.
Number of cigarettes per week by trimester per smoking group in the overall population, South Africa population, and Northern Plains population.
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| None | Quit early | Low continuous | Moderate/high continuous | |
| Overall population | ||||
| Average # cigarettes/week in trimester 1 | 0.011 ± 0.0012 | 8.38 ± 0.57 | 15.57 ± 0.24 | 47.73 ± 0.70 |
| Average # cigarettes/week in trimester 2 | 0.0025 ± 0.0005 | 0.74 ± 0.13 | 15.77 ± 0.27 | 50.48 ± 0.81 |
| Average # cigarettes/week in trimester 3 | 0.0077 ± 0.0010 | 0.11 ± 0.014 | 14.75 ± 0.26 | 46.94 ± 0.80 |
| Average # cigarettes/week in pregnancy | 0.0071 ± 0.0006 | 2.86 ± 0.19 | 15.36 ± 0.22 | 48.38 ± 0.67 |
| South Africa | ||||
| Average # cigarettes/week in trimester 1 | 0.008 ± 0.002 | 8.715 ± 0.574 | 16.003 ± 0.256 | 46.229 ± 0.732 |
| Average # cigarettes/week in trimester 2 | 0.002 ± 0.001 | 0.100 ± 0.232 | 17.007 ± 0.283 | 50.156 ± 0.861 |
| Average # cigarettes/week in trimester 3 | 0.006 ± 0.002 | 0.098 ± 0.021 | 15.999 ± 0.275 | 46.739 ± 0.828 |
| Average # cigarettes/week in pregnancy | 0.005 ± 0.001 | 2.971 ± 0.252 | 16.337 ± 0.229 | 47.708 ± 0.708 |
| Northern Plains | ||||
| Average # cigarettes/week in trimester 1 | 0.0142 ± 0.002 | 8.111 ± 0.829 | 13.079 ± 0.678 | 59.759 ± 2.036 |
| Average # cigarettes/week in trimester 2 | 0.003 ± 0.001 | 0.053 ± 0.014 | 8.596 ± 0.678 | 53.044 ± 2.524 |
| Average # cigarettes/week in trimester 3 | 0.009 ± 0.001 | 0.115 ± 0.021 | 7.491 ± 0.566 | 48.5883 ± 2.751 |
| Average # cigarettes/week in pregnancy | 0.009 ± 0.001 | 2.760 ± 0.276 | 9.722 ± 0.511 | 53.797 ± 2.041 |