Table 1.
Definitions of preconception health indicatorsa for women aged 18–44 years
| Domain | Sub-domain | Indicator |
|---|---|---|
| General health status and life satisfaction | Self-rated health | Percentage of women who report good, very good or excellent health |
| Social determinants of health | Education | Percentage of women with a high school education/GED or greater |
| Health care Access to and utilization of health care | Percentage of women who currently have some type of health care coverage | |
| Percentage of women who had a routine checkup in the past year | ||
| Tobacco, alcohol and substance use | Smoking | Percentage of women who are non-smokers |
| Alcohol consumption | Percentage of women who have not participated in heavy drinking (>1 drink daily) in the past month | |
| Percentage of women who have not participated in binge drinking (≥ 4 drinks on ≥1 day) in the past month | ||
| Nutrition and physical activity | Fruit and vegetable consumption | Percentage of women who consume fruits and vegetables at least five times per day |
| Obesity and overweight | Percentage of women who are normal weight based on body mass index (18.5 kg/m2 ≤ BMI <25 kg/m2) | |
| Exercise/physical activity | Percentage of women who participate in either moderate physical activity defined as 30 or more minutes per day for 5 or more days per week, or vigorous activity for 20 or more minutes per day on 3 or more days | |
| Mental health | General mental distress | Percentage of women who report that their mental health was good for 15 or more of the past 30 days |
| Adequacy of support | Percentage of women who always or usually get the social and emotional support they need | |
| Chronic conditions | Diabetes | Percentage of women who have never been told by a health care provider that they have diabetes, not including gestational diabetes |
| Hypertension | Percentage of women who have never been told by a health care provider that they have hypertension, not including hypertension during pregnancy | |
| Asthma | Percentage of women who currently do not have asthma | |
| Infections | Immunizations | Percentage of women who received an influenza vaccination within the past year |
a
Adapted from Broussard et al. 2011 [11]