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) |
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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.