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Association between food craving and the baby’s gender
| Craved food items | Newborn sex | |
| Male, n (%) | Female, n (%) | |
| Sweets | 31 (36.0) | 55 (64.0) |
| Salts | 64 (57.7) | 47 (42.3) |
| Fruits, vegetables without citrus | 18 (39.1) | 28 (60.9) |
| Citrus | 29 (47.5) | 32 (52.5) |
| Carbohydrates | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) |
| Proteins | 16 (64.0) | 9 (36.0) |
| Lipids and junk food | 8 (42.1) | 11 (57.9) |
| Caffeine | 4 (33.3) | 8 (66.7) |
| Non-food items (pica) | 3 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) |
| Spicy | 3 (33.3) | 6 (66.7) |
| Test values | χ2=16.270, p=0.061 | |
