Table 1.

Socio-Demographic and Medical Characteristics of the Study Participants

Variable	Category	Frequency (n=233)	Percentage (%)
Maternal Age (years)	15–19	33	14.16
	20–24	79	33.91
	25–29	73	31.33
	30–34	37	15.88
	35–39	11	4.72
Education level	None	6	2.58
	Primary	135	57.94
	Secondary	70	30.04
	Tertiary	22	9.44
Working status	Employed	90	38.63
	Housewife	143	61.37
BMI (Kg/m2)	<25	138	59.23
	≥25	95	40.77
Gravidity	Prime gravida	68	29.18
	Multiparous	165	70.82
	<3	118	50.64
	≥3	115	49.36
Physical activity (≥30 minutes daily)	Yes	129	55.36
	No	104	44.64
Social history of substance use	Yes	14	6.01
	No	219	93.99
Macrosomia	Yes	42	18.03
	No	191	81.97
Previous abortion	Yes	38	16.31
	No	195	83.69
History of gestational diabetes	Yes	1	0.43
	No	158	67.81
	Do not know	74	31.76
Family history of diabetes	Yes	69 (30 first degree)	29.61
	No	107	45.92
	Do not know	57	24.46
Excessive weight gain just before pregnancy	Yes	76	32.62
	No	134	57.51
	Do not know	23	9.87

Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.