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. 2022 Jun 22;130(6):067006. doi: 10.1289/EHP10302

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 (n=475).

Control (n=233) Intervention (n=242)
Median (25th, 75th percentile) or
n (%)
Median (25th, 75th percentile) or
n (%)
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 (μg/dL) 1.46 (1.17, 1.80) 1.43 (1.17, 1.86)
  Not measured [n (%)] 61 (26.2) 43 (17.8)
 Blood cadmium concentration (μg/L) 0.22 (0.16, 0.31) 0.19 (0.14, 0.28)
  Not measured [n (%)] 61 (26.2) 43 (17.8)
 Blood mercury concentration (μg/L) 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 (<37wk) 13 (5.6) 24 (9.9)
  Term (37wk) 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)
  <12 months 43 (18.5) 53 (21.9)
  12 months 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 (μg/L) 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 (μg/L) 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.