Table 2.
Select variables measured during pregnancy and after birth for dyads included in the intention-to-treat analysis of the Ulaanbaatar Gestation and Air Pollution Research trial in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 2014–2019 ().
| Control () | Intervention () | |
|---|---|---|
| Median (25th, 75th percentile) or (%) |
Median (25th, 75th percentile) or (%) |
|
| Maternal characteristics | ||
| Delivery type | ||
| Cesarian | 86 (37.0) | 85 (35.1) |
| Vaginal | 134 (57.5) | 151 (62.4) |
| Unknown [n (%)] | 13 (5.6) | 6 (2.5) |
| Blood lead concentration () | 1.46 (1.17, 1.80) | 1.43 (1.17, 1.86) |
| Not measured [n (%)] | 61 (26.2) | 43 (17.8) |
| Blood cadmium concentration () | 0.22 (0.16, 0.31) | 0.19 (0.14, 0.28) |
| Not measured [n (%)] | 61 (26.2) | 43 (17.8) |
| Blood mercury concentration () | 0.31 (0.22, 0.54) | 0.30 (0.20, 0.44) |
| Not measured [n (%)] | 61 (26.2) | 43 (17.8) |
| WASI Matrix Reasoning raw score | 16.0 (12, 19) | 17.0 (13, 19) |
| Not measured [n (%)] | 58 (24.9) | 33 (13.6) |
| WASI Vocabulary raw score | 36 (32, 39) | 35 (31, 39) |
| Not measured [n (%)] | 58 (24.9) | 33 (13.6) |
| Child characteristics | ||
| Sex | ||
| Female | 110 (47.2) | 109 (45.0) |
| Male | 112 (48.6) | 126 (52.1) |
| Unknown [n (%)] | 11 (4.7) | 7 (2.9) |
| Birth term | ||
| Preterm () | 13 (5.6) | 24 (9.9) |
| Term () | 207 (88.8) | 211 (87.2) |
| Unknown [n (%)] | 13 (5.6) | 7 (2.9) |
| Season of birth | ||
| Winter | 26 (11.2) | 35 (14.5) |
| Spring | 51 (21.9) | 56 (23.1) |
| Summer | 69 (29.6) | 78 (32.2) |
| Fall | 74 (31.7) | 66 (27.3) |
| Unknown [n (%)] | 13 (5.6) | 7 (2.9) |
| Breastfed infant | ||
| Never | 6 (2.6) | 5 (2.1) |
| 43 (18.5) | 53 (21.9) | |
| 139 (59.7) | 156 (64.5) | |
| Not reported [n (%)] | 45 (19.3) | 28 (11.8) |
| HOME inventory total score | 30.0 (28.0, 32.5) | 30.0 (27.0, 34.0) |
| Not measured [n (%)] | 76 (32.6) | 77 (31.8) |
| Blood lead concentration at 2 y of age (ug/dL) | 2.60 (1.86, 3.63) | 2.47 (1.68, 3.47) |
| Not measured [n (%)] | 80 (34.3) | 68 (28.1) |
| Blood cadmium concentration at 2 y of age () | 0.05 (0.04, 0.08) | 0.05 (0.04, 0.08) |
| Not measured [n (%)] | 80 (34.3) | 68 (28.1) |
| Blood mercury concentration at 2 y of age () | 0.18 (0.13, 0.25) | 0.18 (0.13, 0.27) |
| Not measured [n (%)] | 80 (34.3) | 68 (28.1) |
| Child’s age at WPPSI-IV assessment (months) | 48.0 (48, 48) | 48.0 (48, 48) |
| No WPPSI-IV [n (%)] | 51 (21.9) | 40 (16.5) |
| HEPA filter air cleaner usage after birth | ||
| Yes | 39 (16.8) | 33 (13.6) |
| No | 133 (57.0) | 162 (66.9) |
| Not reported [n (%)] | 61 (26.2) | 47 (19.4) |
Note: Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding. HEPA, high-efficiency particulate air; HOME, Home Observation Measurement of the Environment; WASI, Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence, Fourth Edition.