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Table 1 The characteristics of participants

From: A behavioral strategy to minimize air pollution exposure in pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial

 

All

Intervention (N = 53)

Control (N = 51)

 
  

Mean (SD)

No. (%)

Mean (SD)

No. (%)

P

Age

27.11 (4.10)

27.37 (3.96)

 

27.02 (4.96)

 

0.67a

Gestational age

22.92 (8.09)

23.48 (8.83)

 

22.29 (8.79)

 

0.49a

Pregnancy order

     

0.82a

The first

77 (71.6)

 

40 (75.5)

 

38 (72.5)

 

The second or more

26 (28.4)

 

13 (24.5)

 

14 (27.5)

 

Education

     

0.42b

≤Secondary

65 (62.6)

 

31 (58.5)

 

34 (66.7)

 

> Higher

39 (37.4)

 

22 (41.5)

 

17 (33.3)

 

Husband's education

     

0.15b

≤ Secondary

68 (65.4)

 

31 (58.5)

 

37 (72.5)

 

> Higher

36 (34.5)

 

22 (41.5)

 

14 (27.5)

 

Income

     

0.41b

Poor

15 (14.5)

 

6 (11.3)

 

9 (17.6)

 

Fair/good

89 (85.5)

 

47 (88.7)

 

42 (82.4)

 
  1. aDerived from t-test
  2. bDerived from chi-square