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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population (pregnant smokers)

From: Smoking cessation advice recorded during pregnancy in United Kingdom primary care

 

Total pregnancies (N = 45,296)

Recorded smoking cessation advice (%*) (N = 12,454)

Age at conception

   

15-19 years

5,019

1,538

(30.6%)

20-24 years

12,180

3,355

(27.5%)

25-29 years

12,005

3,153

(26.3%)

30-34 years

9,736

2,613

(26.8%)

35-39 years

5,254

1,457

(27.7%)

40-44 years

1,048

317

(30.2%)

45-49 years

54

21

(38.9%)

Townsend score in quintiles

 

Quintile 1 - most affluent

5,380

1,293

(24.0%)

Quintile 2

6,156

1,625

(26.4%)

Quintile 3

8,842

2,360

(26.7%)

Quintile 4

11,432

3,303

(28.9%)

Quintile 5 - most deprived

10,572

3,141

(29.7%)

Missing

5,380

1,293

(24.0%)

Pre-conception body mass index

   

Normal (18.0-24.9)

19,579

5,144

(26.3%)

Underweight (<18.0)

2,106

588

(27.9%)

Overweight (25–29.9)

8,897

2,547

(28.4%)

Obese (> = 30)

6,338

1,874

(29.6%)

Missing

8,302

2,301

(27.7%)

Asthma

5,238

2,102

(40.1%)

Hypertension

969

315

(32.5%)

Diabetes

942

310

(32.9%)

Mental illness

7,193

2,184

(30.4%)

At least one of above morbidities**

12,577

4,177

(33.2%)

  1. *% with recorded smoking cessation advice as a proportion of all pregnancies in smokers within each variable strata.
  2. **Recording of medical conditions including asthma, hypertension, diabetes and mental illness.