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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle and reproductive health of mothers in the BRISA cohort, Brazil, 2010–2013

From: Factors associated with allergy traits around the 2nd year of life: a brazilian cohort study

Variable

Ribeirão Preto

N

%

Skin color

 White

2105

57.8

 Black

364

10.0

 Brown

1125

30.9

 Yellow

32

0.9

 No information

18

0.5

Years of schooling

 0–4

134

3.7

 5–8

709

19.5

 9–11

2009

55.1

 12 or more

776

21.3

 No information

16

0.4

Occupation of the household head

 Unskilled manual

867

23.8

 Semiskilled manual

1602

44.0

 Skilled manual

193

5.3

 Office functions

378

10.8

 Higher level professional

327

9.0

 Administrator/owner

141

3.9

 No information

136

3.7

Household income (minimum wages)

  < 1

8

0.2

 1 and < 3

911

25.0

 3 and < 5

1125

30.9

  ≥ 5

1072

29.4

 No information

528

14.5

Economic class

 D - E (poorest)

264

7.2

 C

1665

45.7

 A - B (wealthiest)

1531

42.0

 No information

184

5.1

Smoking during pregnancy

 No

3250

89.1

 Yes

394

10.8

Hypertension during pregnancy

 No

3176

87.2

 Yes

459

12.6

 No information

9

0.2

Gestational diabetes

 No

3388

93.0

 Yes

248

6.8

 No information

8

0.2

Type of delivery

 Vaginal

1470

40.3

 Cesarean

2174

59.7

Pregestational BMI

 Low weight

243

6.7

 Eutrophy

1653

45.3

 Overweight

775

21.3

 Obesity

421

11.5

 No information

552

15.1

Total

3644

100

  1. Brown: mulatto/cabocla/brunette
  2. Yellow: Asian/Indigenous