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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of non-smoking women by exposure to SHS

From: Effects of secondhand smoke on the birth weight of term infants and the demographic profile of Saudi exposed women

Characteristic

Exposure to SHS

Pvalue

  

Total number 1085 Yes

 

Total number 2341 No

 

Maternal age (years)

 

28.83 ± 6.11

 

29.60 ± 6.20

0.001

Primiparous

 

674 (66.8)

 

1541(71.7)

0.005

Parity

 

2.78 ± 2.08

 

3.02 ± 2.20

0.003

Gravidity

 

3.31 ± 2.62

 

3.53 ± 2.67

0.03

BMI (Kg/m2)

 

29.69 ± 6.14

 

29.48 ± 5.98

0.37

Gestational diabetes mellitus

1007*

136 (13.5)

2150*

329 (15.3)

0.18

Pregnancy induced hypertension

1000*

11(1.1)

2153*

28 (1.3)

0.62

Preeclampsia

1000*

4 (0.4)

2285*

16 (0.7)

0.25

Level of education

     

illiterate

1000*

32 (3.2)

2230*

29 (1.3)

<0.001

schools

1007*

548 (54.4)

2151*

983 (45.7)

 

University and above

1007*

428 (42.5)

2151*

1138(52.9)

 

Work status

     

housewife

1009*

771 (76.4)

2149*

1610(74.9)

0.24

student

1009*

104 (10.3)

2145*

266 (12.4)

 

employee

1007*

134 (13.3)

2157*

274 (12.7)

 
  1. *Total number in the variable excluding missing data.
  2. Data are n (%) or means ± standard deviation.
  3. Statistical tests used were student t test, chi-square test, and Fisher exact test.
  4. SHS = Secondhand smoke. BMI = Body mass index.