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Table 1 Socio-Demographic, pre-, neo-, and post- natal conditions of healthy and bronchiolitis hospitalized infants

From: Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure increases hospitalizations for bronchiolitis in infants

  

Hospitalization for bronchiolitis

 

Total

No

Yes

Socio demographic characteristics of parents

   

 Mother’s Age (y, mean ± SD)

33.6 ± 5.3

33.6 ± 5.3

33.2 ± 5.5

 Parents’ Educational Level

   

  Primary, N. (%)

270

251 (12.0)

19 (15.8)

  High, N. (%)

1521

1440 (68.9)

81 (67.5)

  Graduate, N. (%)

419

399 (19.1)

20 (16.7)

Gestational age at birth

   

 Weeks

   

  33–34, N. (%)

737

683 (32.7)

54 (45.0)

  35–37, N. (%)

767

726 (34.7)

41 (34.2)

   > 37, N. (%)

706

681 (32.6)

25 (20.8)

Risk conditions

   

  Prenatal Risk

2092

1974 (94.4)

118 (98.3)

  Neonatal Risk

1945

1837 (87.9)

108 (90.0)

Environmental risk conditions

   

  Exposure to Epidemic Season

1323

1234 (59.0)

89 (74.2)

  No breastfeeding

482

440 (21.1)

42 (35.0)

  Presence of siblings

900

820 (39.2)

80 (66.7)

  Crowded Living Conditions

227

200 (9.6)

27 (22.5)

  Day Care Attendance

357

331 (15.8)

26 (21.7)

Any smoke exposure

1043

976 (46.7)

67 (55.8)

Total

2210

2090 (94.6)

120 (5.4)