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. 2006 Dec 5;96(1):134–136. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603504

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the women of the study (n=38 566).

  Birth weight (kg)
  <2.5 (n=1975) 2.5–3 (n=7877) >3 (n=28 714)
BMI at enrolment (kg/m2)
 Median 23 23 23
 Quartile 1 21 21 21
 Quartile 3 25 25 25
 Range 16–48 15–67 13–65
       
Age at enrolment (years)
 Median 39 39 38
 Quartile 1 34 34 34
 Quartile 3 44 44 43
 Range 29–49 29–49 29—49
       
Parity at enrolment Number of women (%)
 0 328 (17) 1177 (15) 3783 (13)
 1 279 (14) 1276 (16) 4365 (15)
 2 843 (43) 3334 (42) 12555 (44)
 3 383 (19) 1561 (20) 6127 (21)
 ⩾4 142 (7) 529 (7) 1884 (7)