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Table 1 Characteristics of mothers and newborns

From: Mitochondrial DNA copy number variation across three generations: a possible biomarker for assessing perinatal outcomes

Characteristics

Mean ± SD or n (%)

Maternal characteristics

 Maternal age (years)

32.1 ± 4.2

  Advanced maternal age (≥ 35)

47 (31.5)

 Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2)

21.89 ± 3.73

  Lean (< 18.5)

14 (9.4)

 Hemoglobin (g/dl)

12.5 ± 0.9

  Anemia (< 11.5)

16 (10.7)

 Folic acid supplementation during pregnancy (Yes)

99 (66.4)

 Exercise habit during pregnancy (Yes)

77 (51.7)

 Ex-smoking (Yes)

34 (22.8)

 Passive smoking in the past 1 year (Yes)

59 (39.6)

 History of fertility care (Yes)

21 (14.1)

 History of hypertension (Yes)

3 (2.0)

 History of diabetes (Yes)

3 (2.0)

Neonatal outcomes

 Sex, male

82 (54.7)

 Gestational age (weeks)

39.2 ± 1.4

 Birth weight (g)

3058.9 ± 400.7

  Low birth weight (< 2500)

13 (8.7)

 Height (cm)

49.6 ± 2.2

 Head circumference (cm)

33.4 ± 1.5

 Chest circumference (cm)

31.8 ± 1.7

 Placental weight (g)

552.7 ± 93.2

 Umbilical cord length (cm)

55.5 ± 10.9

 Umbilical cord artery blood pH

7.31 ± 0.08

  1. Continuous variables are presented by mean ± SD (normally distributed)
  2. Categorial variables are expressed by n (%)