Table 1. Anthropometric and demographic characteristics of the participants (n = 95).
| Mean ± SD or % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 29.5 ± 5.7 | |
| Height, cm | 158.2 ± 6.2 | |
| Weight (<14 weeks), kg | 67.4 ± 13.8 | |
| BMI (<14 weeks), kg/m2 | 26.9 ± 5.0 | |
| BMI Classification, kg/m2 | ||
| Normal/underweight (≤25 kg/m2) | 20.0% | |
| Overweight (25–30 kg/m2) | 43.2% | |
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 35.8% | |
| Weight gain (from <14 to 34–38 weeks), kg | 8.7 ± 4.4 | |
| Marital status | ||
| Single/divorced | 61.7% | |
| Married/cohabiting | 38.3% | |
| Children | ||
| None | 31.9% | |
| 1 | 39.4% | |
| 2 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | 7.4% | |
| Household inventory, # of items | 5.4 ± 1.2 | |
| Education level | ||
| Primary | 5.3% | |
| Secondary | 63.2% | |
| Tertiary | 31.6% | |
| Occupation | ||
| Manual work | 18.9% | |
| Non-manual work | 24.2% | |
| Unemployed/other | 56.8% | |
| Current smoker | ||
| No | 90.5% | |
| Yes | 9.5% |
BMI = Body mass index; SD, standard deviation