| Total | Case | Control | P-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) |  |
Preconceptional | |||||||
 1 year before conception | 7.2 | (0.5) | 7.3 | (0.4) | 7.2 | (0.5) | < 0.001 |
 3 months before conception | 7.2 | (0.8) | 7.3 | (0.7) | 7.1 | (0.8) | < 0.001 |
Prenatal | |||||||
 1st trimester | 7.2 | (0.8) | 7.3 | (0.7) | 7.0 | (0.8) | < 0.001 |
 2nd trimester | 7.1 | (0.7) | 7.3 | (0.7) | 6.9 | (0.7) | < 0.001 |
 3rd trimester | 7.1 | (0.7) | 7.3 | (0.7) | 6.9 | (0.7) | < 0.001 |
 Entire pregnancy | 7.1 | (0.5) | 7.3 | (0.5) | 7.0 | (0.5) | < 0.001 |