Table 1

Characteristics of the study population, N=1137

Variablesn (%) or mean±SD
Maternal characteristics
Age at delivery (years)23.0±4.2
BMI at enrolment (kg/m2)20.4±3.2
Monthly household income (taka)
 ≤3000193 (17.0)
 3001–4000304 (26.7)
 4001–5000340 (29.9)
 5001–6000169 (14.9)
 >6000131 (11.5)
Secondhand smoke exposure during pregnancy
 Yes478 (42.0)
 No659 (58.0)
Study site
 Pabna560 (49.2)
 Sirajdikhan577 (50.8)
Type of cooking biomass fuel
 Crop residues344 (30.3)
 Fuelwood793 (69.7)
 Time spent cooking, per day2.5±0.7
Neonatal characteristics
Gestational age at birth (weeks)38.0±1.9
Birth weight (g)2837±408
Birth length (cm)46.6±2.4
Head circumference (cm)*32.7±1.2
Birth gender
 Male571 (50.2)
 Female566 (49.8)
Low birth weight
 Yes187 (16.5)
 No950 (83.5)
Preterm birth
 Yes250 (22.0)
 No887 (78.0)
SGA
 Yes213 (20.1)
 No846 (79.9)
LGA
 Yes74 (8.0)
 No846 (92.0)
  • SGA excludes LGA, and LGA excludes SGA.

  • *N=1136 due to missing data.

  • LGA, large for gestational age; SGA, small for gestational age.