Table 2.
Participant demographic details
| Mean (SD) or number of participants(%) | |
|---|---|
| Pregnancy intention | |
| Trying to conceive (TTC), no difficulty | 2 (20%) |
| Trying to conceive (TTC), difficulty | 5 (50%) |
| Not trying to conceive | 3 (30%) |
| Age in years (SD), all participants | 36.1 (7.24) |
| Age in years (SD), not TTC (n = 2) | 43.5 (2.12) |
| Age in year (SD)s, TTC (n = 7) | 34.0 (6.76) |
| Missing (n = 1) | |
| Use of complementary therapies in previous 12 months | |
| Yes | 4 (40%) |
| No | 5 (50%) |
| Missing | 1 (10%) |
| Types of complementary therapy used (n = 4) | Vitamins (2) |
| Acupuncture (2) | |
| Chinese herbs (1) | |
| Vitamin D (1) | |
| Fish oil (1) | |
| Chiropractic (1) | |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 5 (50%) |
| De factoa | 2 (20%) |
| Single | 2 (20%) |
| Missing | 1 (10%) |
| Employment | |
| Employed full time | 9 (90%) |
| Missing | 1 (10%) |
| Ethnicity/race | |
| European | 5 (50%) |
| Asian | 3 (30%) |
| Oceanic | 1 (10%) |
| Missing | 1 (10%) |
| Highest educational achievement | |
| High school - Year 10 | 1 (10%) |
| TAFE or vocational college | 2 (20%) |
| Bachelor Degree | 5 (50%) |
| Postgraduate | 1 (10%) |
| Missing | 1 (10%) |
| Gross weekly income (annual income) | |
| $600–799 ($31,200 - 41,599) | 1 (10%) |
| $1000–1249 ($52,000 - 64,999) | 3 (30%) |
| $1500–1999 ($78,000 - 103,999) | 5 (50%) |
| Missing | 1 (10%) |
| BMI, all participants | 36.38 (SD 7.8) |
| BMI, not TTC (n = 2) | 31.90 (SD 6.45) |
| BMI, TTC (n = 7) | 37.66 (SD 8.1) |
One woman did not return demographic data
BMI Body Mass Index, SD Standard deviation, TAFE Technical And Further Education, TTC Trying To Conceive
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