Table 1 Characteristics of the study population.
Newborn (N = 488) | Parent (N = 354) | Paired (N = 222) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Parental age, mean (range) years | 34 (16–47) | 33 (16–47) | 34 (16–47) |
Gestational age, mean (range) weeks | 39.0 (31.0–42.0) | 38.8 (28.0–41.0) | 39.0 (31.0–41.0) |
Education, N (%) | |||
< High School (HS) | 36 (7.4%) | 43 (12.1%) | 17 (7.7%) |
HS Degree or Some College | 88 (18.0%) | 84 (23.7%) | 37 (16.7%) |
College Degree | 140 (28.7%) | 87 (24.6%) | 64 (28.8%) |
Graduate Degree | 211 (43.2%) | 120 (33.9%) | 95 (42.8%) |
Missing | 13 (2.7%) | 20 (5.6%) | 9 (4.1%) |
Race and ethnicity, N (%) | |||
White | 215 (44.1%) | 132 (37.3%) | 103 (46.4%) |
Latina | 130 (26.6%) | 139 (39.3%) | 61 (27.5%) |
Asian | 95 (19.5%) | 53 (15.0%) | 39 (17.6%) |
Other/Multi-Raciala | 21 (4.3%) | 15 (4.2%) | 9 (4.0%) |
Black | 20 (4.1%) | 10 (2.8%) | 6 (2.7%) |
Missing | 7 (1.4%) | 5 (1.4%) | 4 (1.8%) |
Immigrant, N (%) | |||
Yes | 200 (41.0%) | 149 (42.1%) | 86 (38.7%) |
No | 277 (56.8%) | 177 (50.0%) | 127 (57.2%) |
Missing | 11 (2.3%) | 28 (7.9%) | 9 (4.1%) |
Parental telomere length (T/S), mean (range) | 1.0 (0.6–1.8) | 1.0 (0.6–1.8) | 1.0 (0.6–1.8) |
Newborn telomere length (T/S), mean (range) | 1.5 (0.8–3.3) | 1.4 (0.9–2.1) | 1.4 (0.9–2.1) |
NDVI within 300 m, mean (range) | 0.30 (0.1–0.7) | 0.39 (0.1–0.7) | 0.31 (0.1–0.7) |
Traffic within 200 m, mean (range) | 575,569 (15,182–2,615,762) | 609,370 (15,182–2,620,886) | 583,547 (15,182–2,615,762) |
Noise, mean (range) dBA | 47.2 (24.8–64.2) | 47.4 (24.8–64.2) | 47.1 (24.8–64.2) |
Neighborhood quality, mean (range)b | 38.8 (15.0–74.0) | 38.7 (15.0–71.0) | 38.0 (15.0–61.0) |
Perceived stress, mean (range) | 5.1 (0.0–13.0) | 5.2 (0.0–15.0) | 5.1 (0.0–12.0) |
Depression, mean (range) | 6.7 (0.0–28.0) | 6.9 (0.0–26.0) | 6.6 (0.0–26.0) |
