Table 6 Participant characteristics by autism and prenatal metabolic syndrome exposure (PNMS) classification

Male

17

47.2

15

46.9

28

73.7

22

73.3

Diabetes

N/A

N/A

14

43.8

N/A

N/A

 < 11^a

 < 36.6^a

Hypertension

N/A

N/A

22

68.8

N/A

N/A

23

76.7

Maternal age (y)

28.6 (5.5)

16 to 38

28.1 (5.2)

18 to 43

29.0 (6.4)

19 to 42

29.2 (5.8)

21 to 45

Maternal education (y)

13.9 (2.7)

6 to 17

14.4 (1.7)

11 to 17

13.9 (2.1)

9 to 17

14.1 (1.7)

11 to 17

Paternal age (y)

30.2 (5.0)

19 to 40

29.5 (5.7)

20 to 43

32.3 (7.9)

21 to 52

29.3 (7.1)

20 to 52

Paternal education (y)

14.3 (2.5)

9 to 17

14.1 (1.9)

12 to 17

14.0 (2.0)

10 to 17

13.8 (1.8)

10 to 17

Gestational age^b (wk)

36.9 (1.9)

30 to 41

36.2 (2.6)

27 to 40

38.2 (2.9)

25 to 42

37.5 (2.1)

31 to 40

Birth weight (g)

2942 (546)

1550 to 4082

2851 (739)

690 to 4054

3213 (733)

910 to 4443

3153 (696)

1332 to 4590

Pre-pregnancy BMI

24.6 (3.8)

16.9 to 32.8

25.9 (4.4)

18.5 to 41.2

24.9 (6.6)

18.2 to 55.1

28.5 (6.7)

20.0 to 43.6

Pregnancy Weight gain (lbs)

26.6 (10.3)

4 to 50

30.3 (12.8)

8 to 60

28.1 (11.7)

2 to 47

34.2 (16.8)

− 3 to 62