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Table 3 Characteristics of the study population by exposure to tobacco products, either through maternal smoking in pregnancy or environmental tobacco smoke in lifetime.

From: Prenatal and postnatal tobacco smoke exposure and respiratory health in Russian children

Characteristic

Exposed, N (%)

Reference, N (%)

Total, N(%)

Total

3790 (64.5)

2084 (35.5)

5874

Age

   

8

561 (14.8)

317 (15.2)

878 (14.9)

9

1268 (33.5)

675 (32.4)

1943 (33.1)

10

1216 (32.1)

654 (31.4)

1870 (31.8)

11

647 (17.1)

396 (19.0)

1043 (17.8)

12

98 (2.6)

42 (2.0)

140 (2.4)

Gender, boy

1918 (50.6)

1053 (50.5)

2971 (50.6)

Mother's education

   

Higher

636 (16.9)

492 (23.7)

1128 (19.3)

Incomplete higher or college

2070 (55.0)

1102 (53.2)

3172 (54.4)

Secondary

1056 (28.1)

479 (23.1)

1535 (26.3)

Parental asthma

66 (1.8)

41 (2.0)

107 (1.8)

Low birth weight ( ≤ 2500 g)

248 (6.9)

109 (5.5)

357 (6.4)

Premature birth ( < 37 weeks)

390 (10.5)

172 (8.3)

562 (9.7)

Income below average

2404 (63.9)

1259 (60.8)

3663 (62.8)

Others sleeping in the same room with child

2760 (73.5)

1490 (71.9)

4250 (72.9)

Furry or feathery pets

2421 (65.6)

1247 (61.4)

3668 (64.1)