TABLE 3.
Baseline characteristics by quintiles of prepregnancy animal and vegetable fat intakes in 13,475 women
| Animal fat (percentage of kcal) |
Vegetable fat (percentage of kcal) |
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| Baseline characteristics | Quintile 1 | Quintile 3 | Quintile 5 | Quintile 1 | Quintile 3 | Quintile 5 |
| Cases | 125 | 167 | 230 | 200 | 172 | 144 |
| Age (y) | 31.8 ± 3.41 | 31.4 ± 3.3 | 31.3 ± 3.1 | 31.4 ± 3.3 | 31.5 ± 3.3 | 31.6 ± 3.4 |
| Calories (kcal/d) | 1820 ± 559 | 1842 ± 534 | 1815 ± 556 | 1821 ± 537 | 1850 ± 542 | 1786 ± 566 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.5 ± 3.6 | 23.4 ± 4.1 | 24.3 ± 5.0 | 23.3 ± 4.1 | 23.4 ± 4.2 | 23.6 ± 4.6 |
| Alcohol intake (g/d) | 3.3 ± 5.6 | 3.0 ± 4.9 | 2.7 ± 4.6 | 3.0 ± 6.0 | 3.1 ± 5.0 | 2.9 ± 4.4 |
| Physical activity (MET-h/wk2) | 30.5 ± 35.7 | 21.9 ± 27.0 | 18.8 ± 24.2 | 26.2 ± 32.6 | 22.2 ± 28.6 | 20.9 ± 25.8 |
| Glycemic load | 146 ± 52 | 126 ± 42 | 106 ± 39 | 131 ± 49 | 128 ± 46 | 115 ± 43 |
| Cereal fiber (g/d) | 7.6 ± 5.3 | 6.0 ± 3.0 | 4.8 ± 2.5 | 6.0 ± 3.7 | 6.3 ± 3.2 | 5.9 ± 3.1 |
| Red meat (servings/d) | 0.25 ± 0.20 | 0.53 ± 0.30 | 0.83 ± 0.47 | 0.53 ± 0.41 | 0.55 ± 0.38 | 0.48 ± 0.35 |
| Total meat (servings/d) | 0.34 ± 0.28 | 0.75 ± 0.41 | 1.19 ± 0.67 | 0.73 ± 0.56 | 0.78 ± 0.54 | 0.70 ± 0.51 |
| Fruit and vegetables (servings/d) | 6.3 ± 3.4 | 5.0 ± 2.6 | 4.1 ± 2.2 | 5.6 ± 3.0 | 5.0 ± 2.7 | 4.4 ± 2.6 |
| Protein intake (percentage of energy) | 17.3 ± 3.3 | 19.4 ± 3.0 | 20.8 ± 3.2 | 20.6 ± 3.7 | 19.1 ± 3.0 | 17.4 ± 2.8 |
| Carbohydrate intake (percentage of energy) | 58.4 ± 6.2 | 50.4 ± 4.5 | 43.0 ± 5.1 | 53.0 ± 7.9 | 50.5 ± 6.7 | 47.6 ± 6.5 |
| Family history of diabetes [n (%)] | 326 (11.57) | 321 (11.53) | 343 (13.25) | 400 (12.67) | 327 (11.62) | 276 (13.06) |
| Current smoker [n (%)] | 186 (6.60) | 254 (9.13) | 305 (11.79) | 268 (8.49) | 231 (8.21) | 218 (10.31) |
| Race [n (%)] | ||||||
| African American | 19 (0.67) | 20 (0.72) | 36 (1.39) | 42 (1.33) | 25 (0.89) | 11 (0.52) |
| Hispanic | 51 (1.81) | 31 (1.11) | 36 (1.39) | 47 (1.49) | 34 (1.21) | 27 (1.28) |
| Asian | 86 (3.05) | 32 (1.15) | 34 (1.31) | 83 (2.63) | 38 (1.35) | 37 (1.75) |
| White | 2615 (92.83) | 2655 (95.40) | 2429 (93.86) | 2945 (93.26) | 2660 (94.56) | 1991 (94.18) |
| Other | 46 (1.63) | 45 (1.62) | 53 (2.05) | 41 (1.30) | 56 (1.99) | 48 (2.27) |
| Multivitamin use [n (%)] | 1569 (55.70) | 1535 (55.16) | 1283 (49.57) | 1823 (57.73) | 1491 (53.00) | 1001 (47.35) |
| Nulliparous [n (%)] | 1405 (50.98) | 1040 (38.68) | 860 (34.36) | 1220 (39.87) | 1081 (39.64) | 897 (43.50) |
1
Mean ± SD (all such values).
2
MET-h/wk, metabolic equivalent task hours per week.