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Page 2
Characteristics
Newsletter group1
with complete follow up
Control group2
with complete follow up
Total
p-value(1 vs 2)
N
m (sd)
N
m (sd)
N
m (sd)
N
m (sd)
N
m (sd)
Child’s age when baseline questionnaire was completed (days)
57
8.0 (11.4)
30
7.3 (9.7)
72
2.6 (1.5)
49
2.4 (1.4)
129
5.0 (8.0)
< 0.01+
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
Who is completing the questionnaire
Mother
43
75.4
22
73.3
50
66.7
32
62.7
93
70.5
0.274*
Father
14
24.6
8
26.7
25
33.3
19
37.3
39
29.5
Missing
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
Home ownership
Yes
43
75.4
25
83.3
56
74.7
39
76.5
99
75.0
0.975*
No
14
24.6
5
16.7
18
24.0
11
21.6
32
24.2
Missing
0
0.0
0
0.0
1
1.3
1
2.0
1
0.8
Mother’s education level
Primary school
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0.355*
Medium school
9
15.8
2
6.7
9
12.0
5
9.8
18
13.6
High school
27
47.4
12
40.0
29
38.7
19
37.3
56
42.4
University
21
36.8
16
53.3
37
49.3
27
52.9
58
43.9
missing
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
Father’s education level
Primary school
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0.574*
Medium school
12
21.1
5
16.7
11
14.7
9
17.6
23
17.4
High school
35
61.4
20
66.7
48
64.0
29
56.9
83
62.9
University
9
15.8
5
16.7
15
20.0
12
23.5
24
18.2
missing
1
1.8
0
0.0
1
1.3
0
0.0
2
1.5
Mother’s profession
Worker
5
8.8
3
10.0
8
10.7
5
9.8
13
9.8
0.929#
Employee
21
36.8
11
36.7
32
42.7
22
43.1
53
40.2
Freelance
7
12.3
5
16.7
6
8.0
5
9.8
13
9.8
Housewife
6
10.5
2
6.7
5
6.7
3
5.9
11
8.3
Unemployed
6
10.5
2
6.7
10
13.3
8
15.7
16
12.1
Manager
1
1.8
0
0.0
1
1.3
1
2.0
2
1.5
Other
9
15.8
7
23.3
13
17.3
7
13.7
22
16.7
missing
2
3.5
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
2
1.5
Father’s profession
Worker
14
24.6
8
26.7
17
22.7
11
21.6
31
23.5
0.997#
Employee
19
33.3
11
36.7
25
33.3
19
37.3
44
33.3
Artisan
5
8.8
2
6.7
7
9.3
5
9.8
12
9.1
Freelance
9
15.8
4
13.3
12
16.0
6
11.8
21
15.9
Unemployed
1
1.8
0
0.0
3
4.0
1
2.0
4
3.0
Manager
2
3.5
1
3.3
2
2.7
2
3.9
4
3.0
Other
7
12.3
4
13.3
8
10.7
6
11.8
15
11.4
missing
0
0.0
0
0.0
1
1.3
1
2.0
1
0.8
Gross family income
Up to €36,152
33
57.9
19
63.3
43
57.3
31
60.8
76
57.6
0.905#
From €36,153 to €70,000
21
36.8
10
33.3
29
38.7
18
35.3
50
37.9
From €70,001 to €100,000
1
1.8
0
0.0
2
2.7
1
2.0
3
2.3
Over € 100.000
2
3.5
1
3.3
1
1.3
1
2.0
3
2.3
missing
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
Antenatal course
Yes
42
73.7
21
70.0
59
78.7
41
80.4
101
76.5
0.414*
No
15
26.3
9
30.0
15
20.0
9
17.6
30
22.7
missing
0
0.0
0
0.0
1
1.3
1
2.0
1
0.8
Other children
0
30
52.6
18
60.0
36
48.0
26
51.0
66
50.0
0.676#
1
20
35.1
8
26.7
29
38.7
20
39.2
49
37.1
2
4
7.0
1
3.3
6
8.0
2
3.9
10
7.6
3
0
0.0
0
0.0
2
2.7
1
2.0
2
1.5
> 3
1
1.8
1
3.3
0
0.0
0
0.0
1
0.8
missing
2
3.5
2
6.7
2
2.7
2
3.9
4
3.0
Smoking habit during pregnancy
Yes
4
7.0
1
3.3
2
2.7
2
3.9
6
4.5
0.404#
No
52
91.2
29
96.7
69
92.0
48
94.1
121
91.7
missing
1
1.8
0
0.0
4
5.3
1
2.0
5
3.8
Mother a smoker?
Yes
5
8.8
1
3.3
8
10.7
5
9.8
13
9.8
0.717*
No
52
91.2
29
96.7
67
89.3
46
90.2
119
90.2
missing
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
Father a smoker?
Yes
17
29.8
6
20.0
20
26.7
15
29.4
37
28.0
0.664*
No
38
66.7
23
76.7
53
70.7
35
68.6
91
68.9
missing
2
3.5
1
3.3
2
2.7
1
2.0
4
3.0
Total
57
100.0
30
100.0
75
100.0
51
100.0
132
100.0
chi-square test(*) or Fisher’s exact test (#) or t-test (+) – Newsletter group vs control group, all regardless of the length of follow-up