Table 1: Maternal characteristics between groups, described as means (+/- standard deviation), medians [interquartile range], or proportions (%).

 

MMT Group (n = 121)

Controls (n = 242)

p-value

Maternal age, mean (SD)

28.6 (5.0)

28.6 (5.0)

0.96

Body Mass Index, mean (SD)

31.3 (4.9)

31.4 (6.5)

0.88

Parity

Multiparous, %

83.5

75

0.17

Primiparous, %

16.5

25

0.23

Residence (by postal code)

Inner City, %

51.2

51.2

1

Urban, %

41.3

41.3

1

Rural, %

7.4

7.4

1

Cigarette smoking, %

89.8

32.8

< 0.001

Alcohol use, %

10.7

2.5

0.002

Mental Illness, %

36.4

25.6

0.04

Methadone Dose (in mg), median [IQR]

70 [44-100]

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