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. 2022 Sep 8;14(15):897–911. doi: 10.2217/epi-2022-0061

Table 1. . Summary of ELGAN study demographics for the subcohort used in this analysis (n = 386), consisting of mothers who contributed placentas analyzed for miRNA and mRNA expression profiles.

  Overall (n = 386)
Impaired neurocognition (n = 87)
Normal neurocognition (n = 299)
  N (%) or mean (SD) N (%) or mean (SD) N (%) or mean (SD)
Gestational age (days) 182.5 (165–195) 180.5 (165–195) 183.1 (165–195)
Maternal age category (years)
  <21 44 (11.4) 13 (14.9) 31 (10.4)
  21–35 260 (67.4) 60 (69.0) 200 (66.9)
  >35 82 (21.2) 14 (16.1) 68 (22.7)
Infant sex
  Male 203 (52.6) 56 (64.4) 147 (49.2)
  Female 183 (47.4) 31 (35.6) 152 (50.8)
Race
  White 235 (60.9) 38 (43.7) 197 (65.9)
  Black 112 (29.0) 39 (44.8) 73 (24.4)
  Other 35 (9.06) 10 (11.5) 25 (8.36)
  Missing 4 (1.04) 0 (0) 4 (1.34)
Ethnicity
  Non-Hispanic 354 (91.7) 79 (90.8) 275 (92.0)
  Hispanic 32 (8.3) 8 (9.2) 24 (8.0)
Smoking status  
  Yes 41 (10.6) 9 (10.3) 32 (10.7)
  No 338 (87.6) 76 (87.4) 262 (87.6)
  Missing 7 (1.8) 2 (2.3) 5 (1.7)
Marital status (single)
  Yes 166 (43.0) 46 (52.9) 120 (40.1)
  No 220 (57) 41 (47.1) 179 (59.9)
Maternal years of education
  ≤12 147 (38.1) 47 (54.0) 100 (33.4)
  13–15 84 (21.8) 18 (20.7) 66 (22.1)
  16+ 144 (37.3) 20 (23.0) 124 (41.5)
  Missing 11 (2.8) 2 (2.3) 9 (3.0)
Maternal prepregnancy BMI
  Underweight 29 (7.5) 7 (8.0) 19 (6.3)
  Normal 199 (51.6) 37 (42.6) 162 (54.2)
  Overweight 67 (17.4) 13 (14.9) 54 (18.1)
  Obese 81 (21.0) 27 (31.0) 54 (18.1)
  Missing 13 (3.4) 3 (3.5) 10 (3.3)
Health insurance status
  Health maintenance organization or private 236 (61.1) 39 (44.8) 197 (65.9)
  Self-pay 5 (1.3) 0 (0.0) 5 (1.7)
  Medicaid 126 (32.6) 43 (49.4) 83 (27.8)
  None 5 (1.3) 1 (1.2) 4 (1.3)
  Other 6 (1.6) 3 (3.4) 3 (1.0)
  Missing 8 (2.1) 1 (1.2) 7 (2.3)
Birth weight category
  <750 144 (37.3) 44 (50.6) 100 (33.4)
  751–1000 171 (44.3) 33 (37.9) 138 (46.2)
  1001–1250 63 (16.3) 8 (9.2) 55 (18.4)
  <1250 8 (2.1) 2 (2.3) 6 (2.0)

Participants with missing data were included in the percentage calculation.

SD: Standard deviation; BMI: Body mass index.