Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study cohort (n = 995) at 28 weeks gestation.
| Variables | Mean +/- SD or*Geometric mean (SD range) |
|---|---|
| Micronutrient concentrations | |
| - Serum B12 (pmol/L)* | 204.2 (104.3–295.1) |
| - Serum Folate (nmol/L)* | 14.5 (7.6–27.5) |
| Anthropometric measures | |
| - BMI(kg/m2)* | 27.5 (23.4–32.4) |
| Lifestyle/Demographics | |
| - Age(yrs) | 30.4 +/- 5.2 |
| - Socio Economic Status (Townsend score) | 0.3 +/- 3.1 |
| - Smoking (%) | 13.7 |
| - Vegetarian (%) | 8.5 |
| - Multivitamin during pregnancy (%) | 30 |
| Pregnancy related factors | |
| - Primiparity (%) | 45.9 |
| Haemodilution | |
| - Haematocrit | 34.1 +/- 2.6 |
| BMI associated metabolic factors | |
| - HOMA-R* | 1.0 (0.8–2.2) |
| - Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 2.0(1.5–2.8) |
| - HDL cholesterol | 2.1 +/- 0.5 |
| - AST (mmol/L)* | 17.8 (13.8–22.9) |
| - FPG (mmol/L) | 4.4 +/- 0.4 |
Data presented as mean +/- SD (or *geometric mean (SD range) for log transformed data). Discrete variables presented as (%) for characteristic.
AST = Aspartate Aminotransferase.