Table 1

Characteristics of complete case and eligible study populations

Eligible populationComplete case population
Gest. age (days)Birth weight (g)Gestational age (days)Birth weight (g)
No. (%)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)No. (%)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)
Total 315 177 (100%)276 (12)3328 (515)81 968 (100%)276 (12)3339 (501)
Birth weight (g)
<15002141 (0.7%)196 (27)966 (354)445 (0.5%)198 (28)983 (491)
1500–19992413 (0.8%)238 (15)1800 (142)612 (0.7%)239 (15)1803 (528)
2000–249910 036 (3.2%)258 (14)2312 (134)2484 (3%)258 (13)2314 (477)
≥2500300 586 (95.4%)277 (9)3391 (423)78 426 (95.7%)277 (9)3396 (502)
Gestational age (weeks)
<320 2333 (0.7%)195 (23)1108 (527)487 (0.6%)196 (23)1134 (491)
320–346 3950 (1.3%)237 (6)2144 (424)961 (1.2%)237 (6)2136 (470)
350–366 10 907 (3.5%)253 (4)2686 (431)2760 (3.4%)253 (4)2692 (489)
≥370 297 987 (94.5%)278 (8)3385 (440)77 760 (94.9%)278 (8)3390 (502)
Sex
Female152 757 (48.5%)276 (12)3260 (494)39 823 (48.6%)276 (11)3267 (502)
Male162 420 (51.5%)275 (13)3392 (525)42 145 (51.4%)276 (12)3406 (501)
Birth rank
1155 739 (49.4%)276 (13)3262 (519)37 763 (46.1%)276 (13)3267 (498)
2115 440 (36.6%)275 (11)3382 (497)32 315 (39.4%)276 (11)3386 (504)
334 364 (10.9%)275 (11)3418 (509)9360 (11.4%)275 (11)3430 (508)
≥49634 (3.1%)275 (12)3438 (537)2530 (3.1%)275 (11)3459 (498)
Civil status
Married250 055 (79.3%)276 (12)3345 (508)69 465 (84.7%)276 (12)3349 (501)
Not married65 122 (20.7%)276 (14)3262 (536)12 503 (15.3%)276 (13)3283 (503)
Maternal age (years)
Mean (SD) 31.7 (5.0) 32.2 (4.7)
<202679 (0.8%)275 (16)3224 (554)0 (0%)
≥20–2528 615 (9.1%)277 (12)3317 (511)5417 (6.6%)277 (12)3337 (491)
≥25–3082 620 (26.2%)276 (12)3330 (506)20 771 (25.3%)276 (12)3337 (500)
≥30–35118 303 (37.5%)276 (12)3335 (510)32 771 (40%)276 (12)3341 (505)
≥35–4067 914 (21.5%)275 (12)3333 (523)19 052 (23.2%)275 (11)3345 (497)
≥4015 046 (4.8%)273 (14)3286 (555)3957 (4.8%)273 (14)3295 (512)
Nationality mother
Switzerland194 570 (61.7%)276 (12)3322 (511)55 591 (67.8%)276 (12)3331 (502)
Southern Europe23 585 (7.5%)275 (12)3251 (494)5761 (7%)276 (11)3261 (502)
Western Europe26 005 (8.3%)276 (12)3348 (516)6495 (7.9%)276 (12)3359 (508)
Northern Europe3695 (1.2%)276 (13)3418 (510)850 (1%)276 (13)3414 (508)
Eastern Europe38 762 (12.3%)276 (13)3397 (523)8035 (9.8%)276 (12)3422 (499)
Other28 560 (9.1%)275 (14)3313 (535)5236 (6.4%)275 (13)3332 (492)
Nationality father
Switzerland191 589 (60.8%)276 (12)3329 (506)55 432 (67.6%)276 (12)3336 (502)
Southern Europe31 466 (10%)275 (12)3256 (493)7970 (9.7%)275 (11)3262 (504)
Western Europe26 954 (8.6%)276 (12)3353 (518)6661 (8.1%)276 (12)3367 (514)
Northern Europe3911 (1.2%)276 (12)3406 (510)887 (1.1%)276 (13)3393 (499)
Eastern Europe35 387 (11.2%)276 (13)3397 (528)7229 (8.8%)276 (12)3418 (489)
Other21 077 (6.7%)276 (13)3307 (531)3789 (4.6%)276 (12)3319 (497)
Missing4793 (1.5%)272 (23)3148 (693)
Education mother
Tertiary42 088 (13.4%)276 (12)3344 (500)33 505 (40.9%)276 (12)3347 (500)
Secondary48 878 (15.5%)276 (12)3328 (509)38 382 (46.8%)276 (12)3331 (502)
Compulsory14 642 (4.6%)275 (13)3329 (534)10 081 (12.3%)275 (13)3336 (503)
Unknown (age <20 years)2679 (0.8%)275 (16)3224 (554)0 (0%)
Missing206 890 (65.6%)276 (12)3326 (517)
Education father
Tertiary49 848 (15.8%)276 (12)3348 (497)40 345 (49.2%)276 (12)3350 (500)
Secondary41 301 (13.1%)276 (12)3323 (511)32 118 (39.2%)276 (12)3327 (504)
Compulsory13 731 (4.4%)276 (12)3323 (514)9505 (11.6%)276 (12)3330 (500)
Missing210 297 (66.7%)276 (13)3325 (519)
Altitude (m)
Mean (SD) 515 (189) 511 (180)
Urbanisation
Urban96 643 (30.7%)276 (13)3326 (517)22 770 (27.8%)276 (12)3334 (502)
Peri-urban138 826 (44%)275 (12)3329 (514)36 629 (44.7%)276 (12)3339 (502)
Rural79 708 (25.3%)276 (12)3329 (512)22 569 (27.5%)276 (12)3343 (500)
Language region
German223 586 (70.9%)276 (12)3348 (515)54 106 (66%)276 (12)3362 (502)
French80 068 (25.4%)275 (12)3283 (512)23 579 (28.8%)275 (12)3296 (501)
Italian11 523 (3.7%)275 (12)3252 (494)4283 (5.2%)275 (11)3268 (500)
Socioeconomic position
First quintile63 230 (20.1%)276 (12)3318 (522)15 752 (19.2%)276 (12)3331 (501)
Second quintile63 199 (20.1%)276 (12)3324 (519)16 034 (19.6%)276 (12)3334 (505)
Tthird quintile63 156 (20%)276 (12)3329 (516)16 555 (20.2%)276 (12)3337 (500)
Fourth quintile62 970 (20%)276 (12)3335 (509)16 933 (20.7%)276 (12)3344 (500)
Fifth quintile62 622 (19.9%)276 (12)3335 (507)16 694 (20.4%)276 (12)3346 (502)