Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of pregnant women at early pregnancy.
| Variables | Cohort 1 (n = 244) |
Cohort 2 (n = 60) |
|---|---|---|
| Lifestyle/demographics | ||
| Age (years) | 27.6 ± 5.7 | 33.2 ± 4.4 |
| Socio-economic status (Deprivation Quintile) | 3.10 ± 1.27 | 2.52 ± 1.93 |
| Smoking (%) | 19.2 | 48.3 |
| Alcohol (%) | 16.4 | 76.5 |
| Parity (%) | ||
|
0 1 > = 2 |
45.9 37.2 16.9 |
58.3 28.3 13.3 |
| Anthropometry | ||
| Booking visit BMI (kg/m2) | 26.5 ± 5.5 | 32.6 ± 11.2 |
| Obesity (%) | 18.4 | 45.0 |
| Micronutrients | ||
| B12 (pmol/l) | 223 ± 99 | 233 ± 100 |
| B12 deficiency (%) | 23.0 | 18.3 |
| Folate (nmol/l) | 25.8 ± 10.1 | 28.7 ± 11.6 |
| Folate deficiency (%) | 0 | 0 |
| High folate levels (%) | 3.3 | 6.6 |
Data are mean ± SD; Categorical values are presented as percentage.