Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the overall population (N [%] or mean [STD]) by SDQ hyperactivity-inattention score in the ELFE study (n = 10,898).

From: Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity and offspring hyperactivity-inattention symptoms at 5 years in preterm and term children: a multi-cohort analysis

Variable

SDQ hyperactivity-inattention score

Study Population n = 10,898

Score < 7 n = 9645

Score ≥ 7 n = 1253

p-valuea

Sociodemographics

Maternal age (at birth) (n = 10,855)

30.9 [4.7]

31.0 [4.6]

30.1 [4.9]

 < 0.001

Maternal Country of birth (n = 10,895)

0.40

 France

9861 (90.5)

8715 (90.4)

1146 (91.5)

 EU

234 (2.1)

212 (2.2)

22 (1.8)

 Other

803 (7.4)

718 (7.4)

85 (6.8)

Maternal education (at birth) (n = 10,893)

 < 0.001

 High

7378 (67.7)

6666 (69.1)

712 (56.8)

 Medium

3038 (27.9)

2565 (26.6)

473 (37.7)

 Low

480 (4.4)

412 (4.3)

68 (5.4)

Monthly income (n = 10,402)

 < 0.001

 1st quartile

2571 (24.7)

2173 (23.6)

398 (33.4)

 2nd quartile

3578 (34.4)

3161 (34.3)

417 (35.0)

 3rd quartile

2534 (24.4)

2285 (24.8)

249 (20.9)

 4th quartile (highest)

1721 (16.5)

1594 (17.3)

127 (10.7)

Parental health

Maternal BMI category (n = 10,749)

 < 0.001

 Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2)

755 (7.0)

667 (7.0)

88 (7.1)

 Normal (18.5-25 kg/m2)

7252 (67.4)

6492 (68.3)

760 (61.0)

 Overweight (25-30 kg/m2)

1774 (16.5)

1530 (16.1)

244 (19.6)

 Obese (≥ 30 kg/m2)

971 (9.0)

818 (8.6)

153 (12.3)

Paternal BMI category (n = 9383)

 < 0.001

 Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2)

72 (0.8)

63 (0.8)

9 (0.9)

 Normal (18.5-25 kg/m2)

5221 (55.6)

4671 (56.0)

550 (52.8)

 Overweight (25-30 kg/m2)

3378 (36.0)

3005 (36.0)

373 (35.8)

 Obese (≥ 30 kg/m2)

716 (7.6)

607 (7.3)

109 (10.5)

Parity (n = 10,755)

 < 0.001

 0

4964 (46.1)

4293 (45.1)

671 (54.0)

 1

3921 (36.4)

3519 (37.0)

402 (32.4)

 2

1405 (13.1)

1280 (13.5)

125 (10.1)

 ≥ 3

468 (4.4)

424 (4.5)

44 (3.5)

Gestational weight gain (kg) (n = 10,682)

13.2 [5.2]

13.2 [5.1]

13.4 [5.7]

0.25

History of diabetes (n = 10,600)

0.09

 No

10,241 (96.6)

9078 (96.7)

1163 (95.6)

 Type I/Type II

101 (1.0)

85 (0.9)

16 (1.3)

 Previous gestational diabetes

258 (2.4)

220 (2.3)

38 (3.1)

Gestational diabetes (n = 10,384)

0.99

 No

9674 (93.3)

8567 (93.3)

1107 (93.3)

 Yes

690 (6.7)

611 (6.7)

79 (6.7)

Hypertension during pregnancy (n = 10,596)

0.08

 No

10,386 (98.0)

9205 (98.1)

1181 (97.4)

 Yes

210 (2.0)

178 (1.9)

32 (2.6)

Any psychiatric disorder (during pregnancy) (n = 10,797)

 < 0.001

 No

9487 (87.8)

8429 (88.2)

1058 (84.8)

 Yes

1313 (12.2)

1123 (11.8)

190 (15.2)

Maternal lifestyle

Maternal smoking in pregnancy (n = 10,792)

 < 0.001

 No

9015 (83.5)

8039 (84.2)

976 (78.2)

 Yes

1780 (16.5)

1508 (15.8)

272 (21.8)

Maternal alcohol intake in pregnancy (n = 10,153)

0.06

 Light (< 3 units)

6103 (60.1)

5370 (59.8)

733 (62.8)

 Moderate (3–7 units)

3967 (39.1)

3545 (39.5)

422 (36.1)

 Heavy (≥ 7 units)

84 (0.8)

71 (0.8)

13 (1.1)

Pregnancy diet quality score (n = 9796)

7.7 [0.8]

7.7 [0.8]

7.6 [0.8]

 < 0.001

Physical activity score (3rd Trimester) (n = 9853)

174.5 [84.7]

173.9 [84.6]

179.0 [85.4]

0.06

Pregnancy/delivery

Gestational age (weeks) (n = 10,586)

39.6 [1.4]

39.6 [1.4]

39.7 [1.4]

0.51

Birth weight (g) (n = 10,532)

3340 [479]

3338 [479]

3352 [479]

0.35

Child characteristics

Duration of any breastfeeding (n = 9094)

0.41

 None

2920 (32.1)

2603 (32.3)

317 (31.0)

 < 6 months

4313 (47.4)

3831 (47.5)

482 (47.1)

 ≥ 6 months

1861 (20.5)

1636 (20.3)

225 (22.0)

Sex of child (n = 10,645)

0.60

 Male

5522 (51.9)

4879 (51.8)

643 (52.6)

 Female

5123 (48.1)

4543 (48.2)

580 (47.4)

Childcare at 2Y (n = 10,404)

0.01

 Parents

2630 (25.3)

2285 (24.8)

345 (29.0)

 Relatives

779 (7.5)

688 (7.5)

91 (7.7)

 Professional

4595 (44.1)

4091 (44.4)

504 (42.4)

 Childcare Centre

2404 (23.1)

2155 (23.4)

249 (20.9)

Difficulties falling asleep (2Y) (n = 10,370)

 < 0.001

 Never

5517 (53.2)

4947 (53.8)

570 (48.3)

 Sometimes

3262 (31.4)

2867 (31.2)

395 (33.4)

 Often

1596 (15.4)

1380 (15.0)

216 (18.3)

Total screentime duration (hours/day) (2Y) (n = 10,472)

0.41 [0.5]

0.41 [0.5]

0.47 [0.6]

 < 0.001

Child's age at 5Y follow-up (months) (n = 10,895)

66.5 [1.8]

66.5 [1.8]

66.3 [1.7]

 < 0.001

  1. aDifference by hyperactivity-inattention score, by ANOVA or by chi2 test.
  2. BMI body mass index.