Table 2.
Nutritional status of study participants at the first prenatal visit
| Variable | No. | % |
|---|---|---|
| Types and amount of daily food intake | ||
| Rice (ladles) | ||
| 0 | 2 | 0.2 |
| 1-3 | 192 | 16.1 |
| 4-6 | 629 | 52.8 |
| 7-9 | 335 | 28.1 |
| >9 | 34 | 2.0 |
| Meat (tablespoons) | ||
| 0 | 7 | 0.6 |
| 1-4 | 168 | 14.1 |
| 5-8 | 561 | 47.1 |
| 9-12 | 394 | 33.1 |
| >12 | 62 | 5.2 |
| Vegetables (ladles) | ||
| 0 | 36 | 3.0 |
| 1-2 | 310 | 26.0 |
| 3-4 | 471 | 39.5 |
| 5-6 | 338 | 28.4 |
| >6 | 36 | 3.1 |
| Fruits (units) | ||
| 0 | 34 | 2.9 |
| 1-2 | 253 | 21.2 |
| 3-4 | 461 | 38.7 |
| 5-6 | 330 | 27.7 |
| >6 | 114 | 9.6 |
| Lipid (teaspoons) | ||
| 0 | 8 | 0.7 |
| 1-3 | 417 | 35.0 |
| 4-6 | 754 | 63.3 |
| >6 | 13 | 1.1 |
| Milk (glass/250 mL) | ||
| 0 | 243 | 20.4 |
| 1-3 | 898 | 75.3 |
| 4-6 | 47 | 3.9 |
| >6 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI | ||
| International criteria-based | ||
| Underweight | 231 | 19.4 |
| Normal | 720 | 60.4 |
| Overweight | 185 | 15.5 |
| Obese | 40 | 3.4 |
| Unknown | 16 | 1.3 |
| Variable | No. | % |
| Asian criteria-based | ||
| Underweight | 231 | 19.4 |
| Normal | 558 | 46.8 |
| Overweight | 267 | 22.4 |
| Obese | 120 | 10.1 |
| Unknown | 16 | 1.3 |
| Pregnancy BMI | ||
| International criteria-based | ||
| Underweight | 125 | 10.5 |
| Normal | 748 | 62.8 |
| Overweight | 244 | 20.5 |
| Obese | 69 | 5.8 |
| Unknown | 6 | 0.5 |
| Asian criteria-based | ||
| Underweight | 125 | 10.5 |
| Normal | 578 | 48.5 |
| Overweight | 326 | 27.3 |
| Obese | 156 | 13.2 |
| Unknown | 6 | 0.5 |
BMI=Body mass index