Table 1.
Participant demographic characteristics according to dietary fiber-intake quartiles (Q1–Q4).
| Maternal Characteristics |
All Participants (n = 804) |
Q1 Fiber intake * 15.9 (14.4–17.5) n = 202 |
Q2 Fiber Intake * 21.4 (20.3–22.6) n = 202 |
Q3 Fiber Intake * 26.5 (25.2–27.6) n = 199 |
Q4 Fiber Intake * 34.8 (32.1–39.5) n = 201 |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) # | 32.9 (29.2–35.8) |
31.0 (27.8–34.7) |
33.0 (30.0–35.9) |
33.3 (30.4–36.0) |
32.9 (29.6–35.9) |
<0.01 |
| Parity (0) ¥ | 374/754 (49.6%) |
102/187 (54.5%) |
80/187 (42.8%) |
96/188 (51.1%) |
97/192 (50.5%) |
0.14 |
| Ethnicity (Caucasian) ¥ | 665/734 (90.6%) |
161/177 (91.0%) |
160/184 (87.0%) |
172/184 (93.5%) |
173/189 (91.5%) |
0.18 |
| Further education post-secondary school ¥ | 601/784 (76.7%) |
138/197 (70.1%) |
149/197 (75.6%) |
15/192 (80.7%) |
159/198 (80.3%) |
0.04 |
¥ Number (Percentage), # Median (IQR), * dietary fiber intake (g/day).