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. 2018 Jun 14;8(6):e020694. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020694

Table 1.

Description of variables in analysis

Variables Decoding of each response
SES 0=‘low’, 1=‘high’
GWG by IOM recommendations 0=‘below’, 1=‘within and above’
Prepregnancy BMI 0=‘<18.5’, 1=‘≥18.5’
Physical activity during the last trimester of pregnancy 0=‘almost none per week’, 1=‘1–2 days per week’, 2=‘3–4 days per week’, 4=‘5–6 days per week’, 5=‘7 days per week’
Sleep quality in the month before the birth 0=‘bad’, 1=‘good’
A multivitamin supplement during the first trimester of pregnancy 0=‘no’, 1=‘yes’
Infant’s gender 0=‘girl’, 1=‘boy’
Passive smoking during pregnancy 0=‘no’, 1=‘yes’
PIH 0=‘no’, 1=‘yes’
Maternal age Continuous variable
SGA 0=‘no’, 1=‘yes’

BMI, body mass index; GWG, gestational weight gain; IOM, Institute of Medicine; PIH, pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome; SES, socioeconomic status; SGA, small-for-gestational-age.