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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Sex-specific and sex-independent steroid-related biomarkers in early second trimester maternal serum associated with autism

Characteristics

Autistic group (n = 68)

Comparison group (n = 68)

 

N

%

N

%

Male

50

73.5

32

47.1

PNMS Exposure

30

44.1

32

47.1

      Diabetes

14

20.6

 < 11a

 < 16.2a

      Hypertension

22

32.4

23

33.8

 

Mean (SD)

Range

Mean (SD)

Range

Maternal age (y)

29.1 (6.1)

19 to 45

28.4 (5.3)

16–43

Maternal education (y)

14.0 (1.9)

9 to 17

14.1 (2.3)

6–17

Paternal age (y)

31.0 (7.6)

20 to 52

29.9 (5.3)

19–43

Paternal education (y)

13.9 (1.9)

10 to 17

14.2 (2.2)

9–17

Gestational ageb (wk)

37.9 (2.6)

25 to 42

36.5 (2.3)

27–41

Birth weight (g)

3186 (712)

910 to 4590

2900 (641)

690–4082

Pre-pregnancy BMI

26.4 (6.8)

18.2 to 55.1

25.2 (4.1)

16.9–41.2

Pregnancy weight gain (lbs)

30.7 (14.3)

(− 3) to 62

28.3 (11.6)

4–60

  1. aThe specific number for cell counts of 10 or less is suppressed per Utah Population Database protocol
  2. bIn subsequent stratified analyses, the preterm cohort was born before 37 weeks gestation, and the term cohort was born 37 + weeks gestation