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Table 1 Distribution of selected characteristics in 1745 pregnant women

From: Seaweed consumption and prevalence of depressive symptoms during pregnancy in Japan: Baseline data from the Kyushu Okinawa Maternal and Child Health Study

Variable

n (%)

Age, years, mean ± SD

31.2 ± 4.3

Gestation, weeks, mean ± SD

18.5 ± 5.4

Region of residence

 

 Fukuoka Prefecture

971 (55.6)

 Other than Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu

592 (33.9)

 Okinawa Prefecture

182 (10.4)

Number of children

 

 0

703 (40.3)

 1

690 (39.5)

 ≥ 2

352 (20.2)

Nuclear family structure

1474 (84.5)

History of depression

84 (4.8)

Family history of depression

175 (10.0)

Having ever smoked

563 (32.3)

Ever experiencing secondhand smoke exposure at home

1315 (75.4)

Ever experiencing secondhand smoke exposure at work

1106 (63.4)

Job typea

 

 Unemployed

705 (40.4)

 Professional or technical

435 (24.9)

 Clerical or related occupation

328 (18.8)

 Sales

83 (4.8)

 Service

115 (6.6)

 Production

51 (2.9)

 Othersb

28 (1.6)

Household income, yen/year

 

 < 4,000,000

632 (36.2)

 4,000,000 − 5,999,999

618 (35.4)

 ≥ 6,000,000

495 (28.4)

Education, years

 

 < 13

428 (24.5)

 13 − 14

577 (33.1)

 ≥ 15

740 (42.4)

Body mass index, kg/m2, mean ± SD

21.4 ± 2.8

Daily nutrient intakec

 

 Total energy, kJ, mean ± SD

7434.2 ± 2057.0

 Seaweed, g, mean ± SD

12.3 ± 12.7

 Fish, g, mean ± SD

46.7 ± 25.8

 Yogurt, g, mean ± SD

34.8 ± 39.5

  1. aFull-time or part-time employment in the year when the first questionnaire was conducted or in the previous year.
  2. bManagement; protection services; farming, fishing, or forestry; transportation or communications; or construction.
  3. cNutrient and food intake were adjusted for total energy intake using the residual method.