Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants.

From: Exposure to Phthalate, an Endocrine Disrupting Chemical, Alters the First Trimester Placental Methylome and Transcriptome in Women

 

Phthalate Data

Cleaned Dataset

Expression Data

Methylation Data

n

49

34

14

16

Maternal Age (years)

27.7 (19–41)

27.2 (19–41)

29.6 (20–41)

p = 0.0565

28.2 (20–41)

p = 0.422

Gravidity

3

2

3

3

Parity

1

1

1

1

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

25.2 (16.7–39.5)

22.8 (16.7–28.2)

24 (17.7–28.2)

p = 0.467

23.4 (17.7–28.2)

p = 0.352

Gestational Age (weeks)

8.71 (5.71–19.4)

7.73 (5.71–11.9)

7.64 (6.14–10.6)

7.64 (6.14–10.6)

Social Habits #/total (%)

Tobacco Use

12/49 (25%)

6/35 (17%)

4/14 (29%)

4/16 (25%)

Alcohol Use

16/49 (32%)

14/35 (40%)

8/14 (57%)

9/16 (56%)

IV drug Use

2/49 (4%)

2/35 (5%)

1/14 (7%)

1/16 (6%)

Marijuana Use

2/49 (4%)

2/35 (5%)

1/14 (7%)

1/16 (6%)

  1. All values are listed as mean (range) unless otherwise specified. ANOVA was performed to assess statistically significant differences as compared to the phthalate data group.
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