Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the infants/mothers.
Non-Roma (n = 8938) | Roma (n = 1388) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
District | |||
Teplice | 77% | 94% | < 0.001 |
Prachatice | 22% | 6% | |
Male sex (%) | 51% | 51% | 0.995 |
Number of pregnancies (%) | |||
1 | 37% | 27% | < 0.001 |
2 | 30% | 22% | |
3+ | 33% | 51% | |
Maternal age group (%) | |||
< 19 | 7% | 21% | < 0.001 |
20–24 | 38% | 38% | |
25–29 | 34% | 24% | |
30–34 | 15% | 10% | |
35+ | 5% | 6 | |
Marital status (%) | |||
Married | 72% | 29% | < 0.001 |
Cohabiting | 11% | 26% | |
Single | 12% | 41% | |
Divorced/widowed | 5% | 4% | |
Education (%) | |||
Primary or less | 15% | 81% | < 0.001 |
Apprenticeship | 46% | 17% | |
Secondary | 33% | 2% | |
University | 6% | 0% | |
Maternal height, cm, mean (SD) | 166.2 (6.4) | 159.4 (7.0) | < 0.001 |
Maternal weight, kg, mean (SD) | 62.7 (12.2) | 56.7 (11.5) | < 0.001 |
Maternal body mass index, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 22.6 (4.0) | 22.4 (4.3) | 0.01 |
Maternal smoking (%) | |||
Ever | 42% | 78% | < 0.001 |
Before pregnancy | 35% | 73% | < 0.001 |
During 1st trimester | 25% | 67% | < 0.001 |
During 2nd trimester | 18% | 65% | < 0.001 |
During 3rd trimester | 16% | 63% | < 0.001 |
Maternal alcohol consumption, any (%) | |||
Before pregnancy | 48% | 31% | < 0.001 |
During pregnancy | 22% | 21% | 0.491 |