Research Article
Gestational Hypertension and Organophosphorus Pesticide Exposure: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Characteristics of participants.
| | | No exposure | Indirect exposure | Domestic exposure | Occupational exposure | Total |
| | Subject (%) | 582
(26% of total) | 534
(24% of total) | 613
(28% of total) | 474
(22% of total) | 2203 | | Age | | | | | | | 18–22 y | 98 (17%) | 94 (18%) | 78 (13%) | 69 (15%) | 339 (15%) | | 23–27 y | 127 (22%) | 102 (19%) | 114 (18%) | 63 (13%) | 406 (18%) | | 28–32 y | 136 (23%) | 115 (21%) | 145 (24%) | 103 (22%) | 499 (23%) | | 33–37 y | 120 (21%) | 121 (23%) | 153 (25%) | 128 (27%) | 522 (24%) | | 38–42 y | 101 (17%) | 102 (19%) | 123 (20%) | 111 (23%) | 437 (20%) | | Education | | | | | | | Secondary | 196 (34%) | 124 (23%) | 135 (22%) | 273 (58%) | 728 (33%) | | High school diploma | 286 (49%) | 286 (54%) | 236 (39%) | 147 (31%) | 955 (43%) | | Degree | 100 (17%) | 124 (23%) | 242 (39%) | 54 (11%) | 520 (24%) | | Body mass index | | | | | | | <24 kg/m2 | 185 (32%) | 167 (31%) | 126 (20%) | 102 (22%) | 580 (26%) | | 25–30 kg/m2 | 265 (45%) | 243 (46%) | 274 (45%) | 275 (58%) | 1057 (48%) | | >30 kg/m2 | 132 (23%) | 124 (23%) | 213 (35%) | 97 (20%) | 566 (26%) | | Smoking habits | | | | | | | No | 247 (42%) | 223 (42%) | 278 (45%) | 264 (56%) | 1012 (46%) | | Until she knew of her pregnancy | 272 (47%) | 264 (49%) | 276 (45%) | 136 (29%) | 948 (43%) | | Yes, during pregnancy | 63 (11%) | 47 (9%) | 59 (10%) | 74 (15%) | 243 (11%) | | Alcohol drinking habits | | | | | | | No | 241 (41%) | 238 (45%) | 247 (40%) | 172 (36%) | 898 (41%) | | Until she knew of her pregnancy | 243 (42%) | 214 (40%) | 269 (44%) | 216 (46%) | 942 (43%) | | Yes, during the pregnancy | 98 (17%) | 82 (15%) | 97 (16%) | 86 (18%) | 363 (16%) | | Gestational hypertension | 26 (4%) | 33 (6%) | 41 (7%) | 55 (12%) | 155 (7%) |
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