Table 1.

Mean LFES, with their standard deviations, for the young cohort of women in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, by pregnancy status

Pregnancy status	n	%	Mean	sd	P value*
Pregnant	606	8·1	29·9	7·5	0·201
Trying to conceive	454	6·1	30·8†	8·0	0·001
Birth <12 months ago	829	11·1	31·7†	7·8	0·001
Other	5597	74·8	29·5	7·8

LFES, Listeria Food Exposure Score (maximum = 99).

*P values calculated using two-sample t tests.

†Mean value was significantly different compared with the ‘other’ group (P < 0·05).