Table 1. Anthropometric and demographic characteristics of the participants (n = 95).
Mean ± SD or % | ||
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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