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. 2013 Apr 2;12:38. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-12-38

Table 1.

General characteristics of pregnant women and fetuses1

Variables n Values
Pregnant women
 
 
Age, y
327
29.9 ± 3.6
 Height, cm
324
160.8 ± 4.8
 Pre-pregnancy weight, kg
325
56.5 ± 9.7
 Pre-pregnancy BMI2, kg/m2
323
21.9 ± 3.5
Education, n (%)
337
 
 < High school
 
99 (29.4)
 < University
 
59 (17.5)
 ≥ University
 
163 (48.4)
 No-response
 
16 (4.7)
Family income, US$/mo, n (%)
337
 
 < 2000
 
95 (28.2)
 2000 - 4000
 
174 (51.6)
 > 4000
 
43 (12.8)
 No-response
 
25 (7.4)
Passive smoker, n (%)
337
 
 No
 
41 (12.2)
 Yes
 
268 (79.5)
 No-response
 
28 (8.3)
Urinary cotinine level, μg/g creatinine
316
71.8 ± 444.2
Supplement users, n (%)
337
 
 No
 
240 (71.2)
Yes
 
97 (28.8)
Parity
337
 
 0
 
180 (53.4)
 ≥1
 
147 (43.6)
 No-response
 
10 (3.0)
Fetuses
 
 
Sex
323
 
Girls, n (%)
 
164 (48.7)
 Boys, n (%)
 
159 (47.2)
Gestational age, wk
337
20.0 ± 3.4
Biparietal diameter, cm
334
4.8 ± 1.1
Abdominal circumference, cm
231
16.6 ± 3.8
Femur length, cm 297 3.3 ± 1.0

1 Values are mean ± SD or n (%).