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. 2021 Oct 1;13(18):1473–1483. doi: 10.2217/epi-2020-0433

Table 1. . Characteristics of grandmother–mother–grandchild triads in Isle of Wight birth cohort.

Characteristics GMSDP/MSDP groups
  Yes/yes (n = 34) Yes/no (n = 29) No/yes (n = 45) No/no (n = 53)
Sex, n (%)        
– Male 17 (50.0) 20 (44.4) 21 (72.4) 32 (60.4)
– Female 17 (50.0) 25 (55.6) 8 (27.6) 21 (39.6)
Birth weight, g, mean ± SD 3294.8 ± 515.8 3315.5 ± 617.7 3641.5 ± 414.0 3427.6 ± 476.7
Gestational age, week, mean ± SD 38.8 ± 2.3 39.0 ± 2.2 40.2 ± 1.2 39.6 ± 1.4
Blood source, n (%)        
– Cord blood 21 (61.8) 30 (66.7) 18 (62.1) 37 (69.8)
– Guthrie card 13 (38.2) 15 (33.3) 11 (37.9) 16 (30.2)
Exposure to secondhand smoke, n (%)    
– No 5 (15.2) 6 (13.3) 11 (37.9) 37 (69.8)
– Yes 28 (84.9) 39 (86.7) 18 (62.1) 16 (30.2)
Socioeconomic status, low to high, n (%)      
– 1 6 (18.8) 8 (17.8) 6 (20.7) 9 (17.0)
– 2 13 (40.6) 20 (44.4) 7 (24.1) 10 (18.9)
– 3 7 (21.9) 6 (13.3) 11 (37.9) 12 (22.6)
– 4 6 (18.8) 11 (24.4) 5 (17.2) 22 (41.5)

Significant association between variables and GMSDP and/or MSDP.

GMSDP: Grandmaternal smoking during pregnancy; MSDP: Maternal smoking during pregnancy; SD: Standard deviation.