Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics.

From: Prenatal serotonin reuptake inhibitor exposure and maternal depression symptoms are associated with altered fetal brain and placental development

Clinical Variables

SRI-exposed

(n = 62)

Unexposed

(n = 120)

P values

GA at MRI, mean (SD) [range], week

31.72 (4.05) [20.0–38.57]

32.04 (4.32) [23.57–39.71]

0.62

Male, N (%)

27 (44)

67 (56)

0.21

Maternal age, mean (SD) [range], year

35.81 (4.62) [22.0–44.49]

34.71 (5.87) [20.36–50.99]

0.17

Maternal weight at MRI, mean (SD) [range], kg

86.21 (16.25) [62.9–145.0]

76.58 (12.39) [53.60–119.0]

0.0001

Maternal smoking during pregnancy, N (%)

2 (3)

1 (1)

0.27

Maternal alcohol use during pregnancy, N (%)

10 (16)

6 (5)

0.02

Primigravida, N (%)

25 (40)

44 (37)

0.87

Primipara, N (%)

37 (60)

60 (50)

0.35

Maternal education, N (%)

  

0.12

 ≤High school

1 (2)

5 (4)

 

 Some college

2 (3)

11 (9)

 

 College graduate

13 (21)

37 (31)

 

 Graduate degree

43 (69)

64 (53)

 

 Unknown

3 (5)

3 (3)

 

Maternal employment, N (%)

  

0.76

 Professional

51 (82)

101 (84)

 

 Skilled/clerical/sales

1 (2)

4 (3)

 

 Semiskilled operator

0 (0)

3 (3)

 

 Unemployed/Homemaker

5 (8)

8 (7)

 

 Unknown

5 (8)

4 (3)

 

Maternal race, N (%)

  

0.78

 Asian/Pacific Islander

4 (6)

8 (7)

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

6 (10)

18 (15)

 

 Hispanic

5 (8)

12 (10)

 

 Non-Hispanic White

44 (71)

72 (60)

 

 Other or unknown

3 (5)

10 (8)

 
  1. P value based on t test for continuous variables and Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables.