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Cord blood glucocorticoids and other characteristics of 286 participants with 3-year blood pressure. |
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| n |
Mean (SD) or % |
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| Maternal characteristics at enrollment |
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| Age (years) |
286 |
32.2 (4.9) |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) |
284 |
24.6 (5.1) |
| Race/ethnicity (%) |
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| White |
204 |
71% |
| Black |
31 |
11% |
| Hispanic |
20 |
7% |
| Asian |
13 |
5% |
| Other |
18 |
6% |
| Marital status (%) |
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| Married |
238 |
83% |
| Partner |
26 |
9% |
| Other |
22 |
8% |
| Education (%) |
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| High school or less |
17 |
6% |
| Less than 4 years of college |
73 |
26% |
| 4 years of college |
100 |
35% |
| Graduate degree |
96 |
34% |
| Annual household income (%) |
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| <$20 000 |
3 |
1% |
| $20 000–$40 000 |
30 |
10% |
| $40 000–$70 000 |
65 |
23% |
| >$70 000 |
173 |
61% |
| Missing |
15 |
5% |
| Smoked 3 months prior to pregnancy (%) |
23 |
8% |
| Pregnancy weight gain (kg) |
283 |
15.6 (5.5) |
| 3rd trimester systolic BP (mm Hg) |
285 |
110.9 (8.3) |
| Spontaneous delivery (vs induced) |
186 |
65% |
| Caesarean section (vs vaginal delivery) |
47 |
16% |
| Child characteristics |
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| Male (%) |
146 |
51% |
| Birth weight (g) |
286 |
3545 (501) |
| Birth weight for gestational age z-value (units) |
286 |
0.2 (0.9) |
| Gestational age (weeks) |
286 |
39.7 (1.3) |
| Cortisol (nmol/liter) |
286 |
343.9 (209.3) |
| Cortisone (nmol/liter) |
286 |
242.7 (81.3) |
| Cortisol/cortisone ratio (units) |
286 |
1.4 (0.6) |
| Systolic BP at age 3 years (mm Hg) |
286 |
93.3 (10.2) |
| Diastolic BP at age 3 years (mm Hg) |
286 |
58.9 (8.0) |
| Weight at age 3 years (kg) |
286 |
15.8 (2.6) |
| Height at age 3 years (cm) |
286 |
97.6 (4.6) |
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BP, blood pressure. | ||
Huh et al. BMC Medicine 2008 6:25 doi:10.1186/1741-7015-6-25 |
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