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Table 1 Characteristics of participants by region of recruitment

From: Concerns, attitudes, beliefs and information seeking practices with respect to nutrition-related issues: a qualitative study in French pregnant women

 

Aix-en-Provence

(n = 13)

Paris

(n = 27)

Total

(n = 40)

Agea (years)

31.9 ± 5.5

29.7 ± 3.4

30.5 ± 4.2

Pre-pregnancy BMIa (kg/m2)

21.8 ± 3.0

22.5 ± 3.7

22.2 ± 3.4

Trimester of pregnancyb

1st

2nd

3rd

15.4 % (2)

23.1 % (3)

61.5 % (8)

11.1 % (3)

63.0 % (17)

25.9 % (7)

12.5 % (5)

50.0 % (20)

37.5 % (15)

Primiparasb

46.2 % (6)

51.9 % (14)

50.0 % (20)

Household incomeb (€ per month)

<2000

2000–4000

>4000

Don’t wish to answer

23.1 % (3)

38.5 % (5)

30.8 % (4)

7.7 % (1)

11.1 % (3)

55.6 % (15)

22.2 % (6)

11.1 % (3)

15.0 % (6)

50.0 % (20)

25.0 % (10)

10.0 % (4)

Had previously followed a dietb

Never

Once

Several times

30.8 % (4)

30.8 % (4)

38.5 % (5)

51.9 % (14)

11.1 % (3)

37.0 % (10)

45.0 % (18)

17.5 % (7)

37.5 % (15)

  1. aAll values are mean ± SD
  2. bAll values are percentages followed by the corresponding number of participants between brackets