Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population.
From: Exposure to metals and morbidity at eight years follow-up in women of childbearing age
Subjects’ characteristics | Study sample (N = 111 newborns) (N = 111 deliveries) |
|---|---|
Demographical factors | |
Maternal age, years | |
Median | 26.9 |
Min; Max | 18.4; 41.7 |
Parity | |
1 | 27.3 (30/110) |
2–5 | 42.7 (47/110) |
6 + | 30.0 (33/110) |
Residing in a temporary shack/tent, % (n/N) | 29.5 (18/61) |
Cooking on open fire, % (n/N) | 74.6 (41/55) |
Consanguineous marriage, % (n/N) | 72.2 (39/54) |
Morbidities | |
Hematological, % (n/N) | 5.4 (6/111) |
Cancer/Benign, % (n/N) | 13.5 (15/111) |
Cardiovascular, % (n/N) | 14.4 (16/111) |
Psychiatric, % (n/N) | 12.6 (14/111) |
Obesity, % (n/N) | 27.9 (31/111) |
Diabetes Mellitus, % (n/N) | 8.1 (9/111) |
Neurological, % (n/N) | 36.0 (40/111) |
Asthma/Respiratory % (n/N) | 25.2 (28/111) |
