Table 2.
Frequency distribution of lifestyle, behavioral, and clinical factors of pregnant women at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 318).
| Variables | Categories | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Have you ever smoked any tobacco products | Yes | 8 (2.52) |
| No | 310 (97.48) | |
| Alcohol consumption before and during pregnancy | No | 126 (39.62) |
| Yes | 192 (60.38) | |
| Did you use sugary foods and drinks | No | 96 (30.19) |
| Yes | 222 (69.89) | |
| Dietary sugar consumption | Standard | 209 (94.14) |
| Above standard | 13 (5.86) | |
| Frequency of eating fruits/week | Every day | 6 (1.88) |
| Never | 256 (80.50) | |
| Sometimes | 56 (17.6) | |
| Frequency of eating Vegetables /week | Every day | 13 (4.10) |
| Never | 202 (63.52) | |
| Sometimes | 103 (32.39) | |
| Did eat meat in the past 12 | Yes | 297 (93.4) |
| No | 21 (6.6) | |
| Daily salt consumption | Standard users | 225 (71.21) |
| Above the standard | 91 (28.79) | |
| Fat/oil type that you use at home | Nut oil | 13 (4.10) |
| Butter | 15 (4.71) | |
| Vegetable oil | 142 (44.65) | |
| Sunflower | 139 (43.71) | |
| Other | 9 (2.83) | |
| Habit of eating outside home | Non-users | 279 (87.7) |
| Users | 39 (12.3) | |
| Regular exercise | No | 294 (92.5) |
| Yes | 24 (7.55) | |
| Physical activity level | Moderate | 11(3.5) |
| In active | 105 (33.02) | |
| Light | 202 (63.5) | |
| Sleep duration status | Normal | 215 (67.6) |
| Abnormal | 103 (32.4) | |
| Gravidity | Primigravida | 157 (39.37) |
| Multigravida | 161 (50.63) | |
| Parity | Nulliparous/primiparous | 171 (53.8) |
| Multiparous | 147 (46.23) | |
| Abortion | No | 260 (81.76) |
| Yes | 58 (18.24) | |
| Family history of HTN/DM | No | 300 (94.34) |
| Yes | 18 (5.66) | |
| Habit of obstructive sleep | No | 307 (96.54) |
| Yes | 11 (3.46) |
DM diabetes mellitus, HTN hypertension.