Table 1.
Characteristics of study subjects (n = 1,038).
| Characteristics | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Settings | ||
| Secondary care hospitals | 696 | 67.0 |
| Tertiary care hospitals | 342 | 33.0 |
| Maternal age (year) (mean, ±SD) | 25.6 | ±6.2 |
| Maternal height (cm) (mean, ±SD) | 156.1 | ±5.6 |
| Before pregnancy weight (kg) (mean, ±SD) | 52.6 | ±9.8 |
| Before pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) (mean, ±SD) | 21.6 | ±3.8 |
| Total weight gain (kg) (mean, ±SD) | 13.5 | ±4.7 |
| Parity | ||
| Nulliparous | 523 | 50.4 |
| Multiparous | 515 | 49.6 |
| GA at first antenatal visit (wk) (mean, ±SD) | 13.0 | ±5.0 |
| GA at delivery (wk) (mean, ±SD) | 39.2 | ±1.1 |
| Type of delivery | ||
| Normal | 766 | 73.8 |
| Cesarean | 236 | 22.7 |
| Vacuum | 32 | 3.1 |
| Forceps | 4 | 0.4 |
| Infant's sex | ||
| Female | 479 | 46.2 |
| Male | 559 | 53.8 |
| Birth weight (gm) (mean, ±SD) | 3,120.3 | ±325.0 |
GA: gestational age; SD: standard deviation.