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Table 1 Characteristics of the discovery cohort (MoBa)

From: The X-factor in ART: does the use of assisted reproductive technologies influence DNA methylation on the X chromosome?

Characteristic

Non-ART

(\(N = 983\))\(^1\)

ART

(\(N = 962\))\(^1\)

p value\(^2\)

Male (%)

470 (48%)

505 (52%)

0.039

Maternal age (years)

30 (27–33)

33 (31–36)

<0.001

Paternal age (years)

32 (29–36)

35 (32–38)

<0.001

Gestational age (weeks)

40 (39–41)

40 (39–41)

0.090

 (No data)

4

0

 

Birth weight (g)

3650 (3330–3970)

3540 (3190–3850)

<0.001

 (No data)

0

1

 

First child

461 (47%)

673 (70%)

<0.001

Maternal BMI (kg/m\(^2\))

23 (21–26)

23 (21–26)

0.4

 (No data)

14

17

 

Maternal smoking

  

<0.001

 Never

490 (50%)

494 (52%)

 

 Past smoker

253 (26%)

358 (37%)

 

 1st trimester

132 (13%)

62 (6.5%)

 

 1st trimester and after

104 (11%)

44 (4.6%)

 

 (No data)

4

4

 
  1. \(^1\) n (%); median (IQR)
  2. \(^2\) Pearson’s chi-squared test; Wilcoxon rank-sum test