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. 2021 Jul 30;12:594605. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.594605

TABLE 4.

Number of cigarettes per week by trimester per smoking group in the overall population, South Africa population, and Northern Plains population.

Smoking exposure

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