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. 2011 Jun;29(3):218–228. doi: 10.3329/jhpn.v29i3.7869

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