Table 1. Baseline characteristics of women by pregestational weight status.
| All women (n = 177) | Normal weight/underweight (BMI<25) (n = 109) |
Overweight/obesity (BMI weight) (n = 67) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gestational age (first trimester) (weeks) a | 11.42±1.72 | 11.22±1.76 | 11.73±1.66 |
| Age (years)a | 26.9 ± 8.4 | 25.2 ± 8.6 | 29.5 ± 7.5** |
| Adolescents (<19 years) (%) (n) | 27.1% (n = 48) | 36.7% (n = 40) | 11.9% (n = 8)* |
| Weight (kg) a | 59.72± 13.29 | 51.92 ±6.95 | 72.30±11.28** |
| Height (kg) a | 156.53±5.62 | 156.25±5.86 | 156.92±5.22 |
| Pregestational BMI (kg/m2) ab | 24.4 ± 5.0 | 21.2 ± 2.1 | 29.4 ± 4.2 |
| Medication use (%) (n) | 7.3% (n = 13) | 3.6% (n = 4) | 13.4% (n = 9)* |
| Nulliparous (%) (n) | 58.8% (n = 104) | 70.6% (n = 77) | 40.3% (n = 27)* |
| Education level (high school or higher) (%) (n) a | 75.6% (n = 133) | 74.3% (n = 81) | 77.3% (n = 51) |
| Married or lived with a partner (%) (n) | 63.8% (n = 113) | 55% (n = 60). | 77.6% (n = 52)* |
| Housewives (%) (n) | 69.4% (n = 123) | 64.2% (n = 70) | 79.1% (n = 53) |
a Mean±SD
b Pregestational weight was not available (n = 1).
*Chi square/Fisher exact test
**Student´s t test. p<0.05