Table 1.
Sociodemographic and lifestyle of pregnant women at baseline and fatty acid biochemical profile at first trimester.
| General Characteristics | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Maternal age (years) a (n = 461) | 30.6 ± 5.01 |
| Age group (%) | |
| <25 years old | 15.8 |
| 25–30 years old | 31.2 |
| >30 years old | 52.9 |
| BMI (kg/m2) (%) (n = 455) | |
| <25 | 62.2 |
| 25–30 | 25.3 |
| ≥30 | 12.5 |
| Maternal educational level (%) (n = 478) | |
| Low (primary or less) | 30.1 |
| Medium (secondary) | 38.3 |
| High (university or more) | 31.6 |
| Occupation (%) (n = 459) | |
| Student | 2.4 |
| Employed | 87.1 |
| Unemployed | 10.5 |
| Smoking status (%) (n = 478) | |
| Smoker | 15.3 |
| Non-Smoker or Ex-Smoker | 84.7 |
| Maternal alcohol consumption (%) (n = 445) | 14 |
| Physical Activity (%) (n = 450) | |
| Active | 8 |
| Sedentary | 92 |
| Diet Quality (score) | 9.7 (2.6) |
| Food groups | |
| Fish and seafood consumption (g/day) | 45.2 (30.5) |
| Lean meat (g/day) | 39.4 (24.7) |
| Red and processed meat (g/day) | 57.5 (32.3) |
| Eggs (g/day) | 17.4 (11.3) |
| Bakery (g/day) | 33.7 (28.2) |
| Nuts (g/day) | 3.1 (3.8) |
| Oil (g/day) | 63.8 (15.1) |
a Values are expressed as mean and standard deviation (SD) or %. Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.