Table 1.

Patient characteristics (n = 184).

	n	%
Age (years) *	30.9 ± 5.0
BMI (kg/m2) *	24.0 ± 3.8
Weight gained during pregnancy (kg) *	13.1 ± 4.8
Education level
Primary	18	9.8
Secondary	11	6.0
High school	57	31.0
University	98	53.2
Employed
Yes	68	36.9
No	116	63.1
Parity
1	53	28.8
2	85	46.2
⩾3	46	25.0
Sex of infant
Male	87	47.3
Female	97	57.7
Exercise during pregnancy
Regular	25	13.6
Irregular	53	29.0
No	106	57.4

^*Mean ± standard deviation.

BMI, body mass index.