Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample.
Variables | PCE (n = 35) | Controls (n = 47) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median/n | IQR/% | Median/n | IQR/% | Statistics | p-val | |
Newborn sex (male) | 16 | 45.7 | 24 | 51.1 | χ2 = 0.230 | 0.632 |
Gestational age at birth (weeks) | 39 | 2.9 | 39.2 | 1.9 | U = 976 | 0.193 |
Apgar | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | U = 1061 | 0.017 |
Newborn weight (grams) | 2930 | 695 | 3018 | 600 | U = 1039 | 0.044 |
Maternal infectious disease | 16 | 45.7 | 0 | 0 | χ2 = 26.69 | 0.001 |
Maternal ethnicity (white) | 10 | 28.6 | 35 | 74.5 | χ2 = 17.06 | 0.001 |
Maternal age (years) | 26 | 6 | 24 | 7 | U = 593 | 0.028 |
CD4T cell % estimate | 0.132 | 0.083 | 0.001 | 0.014 | U = 99 | < 0.001 |
CD8T cell % estimate | 0.134 | 0.078 | 0.067 | 0.037 | U = 237 | < 0.001 |
Neutrophils cell % estimate | 0.516 | 0.182 | 0.841 | 0.080 | U = 1547 | < 0.001 |
Monocytes cell % estimate | 0.090 | 0.031 | 0.078 | 0.028 | U = 734 | 0.407 |
Nucleated red blood cell % estimate | 0.460 | 0.110 | 0.560 | 0.050 | U = 1426 | < 0.001 |
ES for maternal smoking | 0.59 | 1.36 | − 0.44 | 1.08 | U = 424 | < 0.001 |
Frequent alcohol use (last trimester) | 14 | 40.0% | – | – | ||
Frequent tobacco use (last trimester) | 31 | 88.6% | 4 | 8.5% | χ2 = 52.56 | < 0.001 |
Frequent cannabis use (last trimester) | 10 | 28.5% | – | – | ||
Frequent cocaine use (last trimester) | 29 | 82.8% | – | – | ||
