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Table 2 Maternal demographics according to maternal self-reported tobacco use (N = 73)

From: Central Australian Aboriginal women’s pregnancy, labour and birth outcomes following maternal smokeless tobacco (pituri) use, cigarette use or no-tobacco use: a prospective cohort study

Variable

Maternal self-reported tobacco use

Total

N = 73

No-tobacco use

n = 31

Chewer

n = 19

Smoker

n = 23

Maternal age in years

 Median (range)

24 (18–38)

22 (18–37)

26 (18–34)

23 (18–38)

Maternal age categorized, n (col %, 95 CI)

 <  20

15 (21, 13–32)

11 (35, 20–54)

1 (5,1–31)

3 (13, 4–35)

 20–29

41 (56, 44–67)

15 (48, 31–66)

10 (53, 30–74)

16 (70, 48–85)

 30–39

17 (23, 15–35)

5 (16, 7–34)

8 (42, 22–65)

4 (17, 6–39)

 Median (range)

10 (5–12)

9.5 (5–12)

8.5 (5–11)

10 (7–12)

Left school in/at Grade, n (col %, 95 CI)

 ≤ 7

13 (22, 13–34)

4 (17, 6–38)

7 (39, 19–63)

2 (11, 3–36)

 8–12

47 (78, 66–87)

20 (83, 62–94)

11 (61, 37–81)

16 (89, 63–97)

 Unknowna

13

7

1

5

Residential distance from Alice Springs - kilometres

 Median (range)

294 (0–1020)

195 (0–700)

350 (0–1020)

294 (0–788)

Urban or rural/remoteb, n (col %, 95 CI)

 Urban

12 (16, 9–27)

6 (19, 9–38)

2 (11, 2–35)

4 (17, 6–39)

 Rural/remote

61 (84, 73–91)

25 (81, 62–91)

17 (89, 65–98)

19 (83, 61–94)

Reported alcohol use, n (col %, 95 CI)

 Yes

10 (14, 8–24)

4 (13, 5–30)

3 (17, 5–42)

3 (13, 5–30)

 No

62 (86, 76–92)

27 (87, 70–95)

15 (83, 58–95)

20 (87, 65–96)

 Unknowna

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  1. aMissing values (unknown) not included in %
  2. bUrban or rural/remote dichotomized as residing < 20 km> from delivery hospital