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. 2022 Jun 13;22:479. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04808-7

Table 1.

Maternal and infant characteristics by maternal smoking behavior during pregnancy; non-smokers, early stoppers and late- or non-stoppers

Total population
N = 41 088
Non-smokers
n = 34 102 (83.0%)
Early stoppers
n = 3217 (7.8%)
Late- or non- stoppers
n = 3769 (9.2%)
Statistical differences between subgroups that differed in smoking status
N (%)a n (%)a n (%) a n (%)a p-value
Maternal characteristics
Maternal age (in years)  ≤ 0.001
  < 20 249 (0.6) 118 (0.3) 54 (1.7) 77 (2.0)
 20–24 3209 (7.8) 1997 (5.9) 438 (13.6) 774 (20.5)
 25–29 12 499 (30.4) 9939 (29.1) 1200 (37.3) 1360 (36.1)
 30–34 16 660 (40.5) 14 577 (42.7) 1055 (32.8) 1028 (27.3)
 35–39 7331 (17.8) 6482 (19.0) 410 (12.7) 439 (11.6)
  > 39 1140 (2.8) 989 (2.9) 60 (1.9) 91 (2.4)
BMIa  ≤ 0.001
 Underweight 1266 (3.1) 944 (2.8) 97 (3.0) 225 (6.0)
 Normal weight 24 251 (59.0) 20 521 (60.2) 1831 (56.9) 1899 (50.4)
 Pre-obesity 9542 (23.2) 7867 (23.1) 753 (23.4) 922 (24.5)
 Obesity class I 3496 (8.5) 2741 (8.0) 333 (10.4) 422 (11.2)
 Obesity class II 1170 (2.8) 915 (2.7) 103 (3.2) 152 (4.0)
 Obesity class II 270 (0.7) 210 (0.6) 27 (0.8) 33 (0.9)
 Missing 1093 (2.7) 904 (2.7) 73 (2.3) 116 (3.1)
Ethnic backgroundb  ≤ 0.001
 Dutch 31 271 (76.1) 25 965 (76.1) 2462 (76.5) 2844 (75.5)
 Western (non-Dutch) 2668 (6.5) 2107 (6.2) 275 (8.5) 286 (7.6)
 Non-Western 3892 (9.5) 3407 (10.0) 195 (6.1) 290 (7.7)
 Other 243 (0.6) 183 (0.5) 33 (1.0) 27 (0.7)
 Missing 3014 (7.3) 2440 (7.2) 252 (7.8) 322 (8.5)
Socio economic statusc
 Low 12 942 (31.5) 9874 (29.0) 1170 (36.4) 1898 (50.4)  ≤ 0.001
 Middle 20 841 (50.7) 17 643 (51.7) 1626 (50.5) 1572 (41.7)
 High 6992 (17.0) 6325 (18.5) 394 (12.2) 273 (7.2)
 Missing 313 (0.8) 260 (0.8) 27 (0.8) 26 (0.7)
Marital status  ≤ 0.001
 Single 926 (2.3) 515 (1.5) 117 (3.6) 294 (7.8)
 In a relationship 39 040 (95.0) 32 832 (96.3) 2964 (92.1) 3244 (86.1)
 Missing 1122 (2.7) 755 (2.2) 136 (4.2) 231 (6.1)
Parity  ≤ 0.001
 Nulliparous 19 300 (47.0) 15 616 (45.8) 1989 (61.8) 1695 (45.0)
 Multiparous 21 788 (53.0) 18 486 (54.2) 1228 (38.2) 2074 (55.0)
Gestational age at birth  ≤ 0.001
 Extremely preterm (< 28 weeks) 337 (0.8) 272 (0.8) 25 (0.8) 40 (1.1)
 Very preterm (28–32 weeks) 196 (0.5) 159 (0.5) 14 (0.4) 23 (0.6)
 Moderate to late preterm (32–37 weeks) 1535 (3.7) 1184 (3.5) 138 (4.3) 213 (5.7)
 Term (37–42) 36 109 (87.9) 30 136 (88.4) 2783 (86.5) 3190 (84.6)
 Postterm (≥ 42 weeks) 547 (1.3) 478 (1.4) 41 (1.3) 28 (0.7)
 Missing 2364 (5.8) 1873 (5.5) 216 (6.7) 275 (7.3)
Lifestyle
Alcohol consumptiond  ≤ 0.001
 No 24 367 (59.3) 20 310 (59.6) 1875 (58.3) 2182 (57.9)
 Yes 241 (0.6) 183 (0.5) 28 (0.9) 30 (0.8)
 Stopped after a positive  pregnancy test 611 (1.5) 448 (1.3) 106 (3.3) 57 (1.5)
Missing 15 869 (38.6) 13 161 (38.6) 1208 (37.6) 1500 (39.8)
Drug consumptione  ≤ 0.001
 No 22 700 (55.2) 18 949 (55.6) 1767 (54.9) 1984 (52.6)
 Yes 182 (0.4) 56 (0.2) 43 (1.3) 83 (2.2)
 Stopped recently 150 (0.4) 25 (0.1) 56 (1.7) 69 (1.8)
 Missing 18 056 (43.9) 15 072 (44.2) 1351 (42.0) 1633 (43.3)
Pregnancy complicationsf
 Gestational Diabetes Mellitus 1385 (3.4) 1142 (3.3) 106 (3.3) 137 (3.6) 0.63
 Hypertensive disorder 2311 (5.6) 1925 (5.6) 220 (6.8) 166 (4.4)  ≤ 0.001
 Placenta previa 212 (0.5) 177 (0.5) 17 (0.5) 18 (0.5) 0.94
 Fetal growth restriction 1489 (3.6) 1055 (3.1) 131 (4.1) 303 (8.0)  ≤ 0.001
Mode of birth characteristics  ≤ 0.001
 Spontaneous vaginal birth 30 327 (73.8) 25 358 (74.4) 2223 (69.1) 2746 (72.9)
 Instrumental birth 3212 (7.8) 2639 (7.7) 301 (9.4) 272 (7.2)
 Cesarean delivery 4060 (9.9) 3317 (9.7) 379 (11.8) 364 (9.7)
 Other 695 (1.7) 578 (1.7) 61 (1.9) 56 (1.5)
 Missing 2794 (6.8) 2210 (6.5) 253 (7.9) 331 (8.8)
Maternal Outcomes  ≤ 0.001
 Postpartum hemorrhage > 1000 ml 1227 (3.0) 1032 (3.0) 104 (3.2) 91 (2.4)
Infant characteristics
Sex 0.005
 Female 18 819 (45.8) 15 688 (46.0) 1383 (43.0) 1748 (46.4)
 Male 19 837 (48.3) 16 490 (48.4) 1612 (50.1) 1735 (46.0)
 Missing 2432 (5.9) 1924 (5.6) 222 (6.9) 286 (7.6)
Birthweight (grams)  ≤ 0.001
  ≤ 1500 415 (1.0) 323 (0.9) 33 (1.0) 59 (1.6)
 1501–2500 1271 (3.1) 854 (2.5) 120 (3.7) 297 (7.9)
 2501–3500 18 052 (43.9) 14 519 (42.6) 1438 (44.7) 2095 (55.6)
 3501–4500 18 055 (43.9) 15 709 (46.1) 1342 (41.7) 1004 (26.6)
  ≥ 4501 750 (1.8) 671 (2.0) 55 (1.7) 24 (0.6)
 Missing 2545 (6.2) 2026 (5.9) 229 (7.1) 290 (7.7)
Mortality 0.125
 Fetal death 273 (0.7) 218 (0.6) 18 (0.6) 37 (1.0)
 Neonatal death 43 (0.1) 37 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.1)

Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding

aBMI classified as: Underweight (< 18.5), Normal Weight (18.5–24.9), Pre-obesity (25.0–29.9), Obesity class I (30.0–34.9), Obesity class II (35.0–39.9), Obesity class III (> 40)

bEthnic background classified as: Dutch, Western non-Dutch (European), Non-Western (African, Asian, Turkish, Moroccan) and other migration backgrounds

cSocioeconomic status classified as: Low (below the 25th percentile), Middle (between the 25th and 50th percentile), High (above the 75th percentile)

dAlcohol consumption: No (no alcohol use), Yes (ranging from occassional use to daily use), Stopped after a positive pregnancy test

e Drugs consumption: No (no drug use), Yes (ranging from occasional use to daily use), Stopped recently

fMultiple pregnancy complications are possible, therefore they do not add up to 100%