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Table 2 Percentage of all preterm births (20- < 37 weeks gestation) and third trimester preterm births (28- < 37 weeks gestation) by maternal smoking status, singleton births United States, 2010

From: A gestational vulnerability window for smoking exposure and the increased risk of preterm birth: how timing and intensity of maternal smoking matter

Maternal Smoking Status

N (%)

Preterm (%) 20- < 37 weeks

Preterm (%) 28- < 37 weeks

No trimester smokers

2,253,887 (90.67)

(7.68)

(7.23)

1st trimester only, low

28,560 (1.15)

(8.90)

(8.14)

1st trimester only, high

4909 (0.20)

(8.68)

(7.87)

1st & 2nd trimesters, low

11,619 (0.47)

(12.99)

(10.58)

1st & 2nd trimesters, high

2835 (0.11)

(15.38)

(12.57)

2nd & 3rd trimesters, low

5759 (0.23)

(8.73)

(8.34)

2nd& 3rd trimesters, high

584 (0.02)

(9.42)

(8.79)

All 3 trimesters, low

130,060 (5.23)

(10.56)

(10.09)

All 3 trimesters, high

47,530 (1.91)

(11.35)

(10.99)

  1. Low intensity: 1–19 cigarettes/day; high intensity: ≥ 20 cigarettes/day