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Table 2 Specific maternal characteristics

From: Correlates of poor mental health in early pregnancy in obese European women

Characteristic

Total

(N = 735)

Low wellbeinga

(n = 200)

High wellbeinga

(n = 535)

Lifestyle

   

 Smoking behaviour, yes (n (%))

122 (16.6)

37 (18.5)

85 (15.9)

 Any alcohol consumption, yes (n (%))

43 (5.9)

12 (6.0)

31 (5.8)

 Sleep, hours per day (median (IQR), total = 734)

8.0 (7.0–8.5)

8.0 (7.0–9.0)

8.0 (7.0–8.0)

 Insufficient sleep, days per month (median (IQR, total = 722)

7.0 (3.0–15.0)

15.0 (5.0–20.0)

5.0 (2.0–15.0)

 Snoring, days per week (median (IQR, total = 714)

0.0 (0–2.0)

0.0 (0–3.0)

0.0 (0–2.0)

 PPAQ, MET-h·wk. −1 (median (IQR))

   

  MVPA

70.2 (34.7–127.8)

74.7 (32.3–128.2)

69.0 (35.5–127.8)

  SB

42.0 (19.1–62.1)

36.8 (18.6–61.1)

43.2 (19.4–62.7)

Biological

   

 First degree relative with diabetes, yes (n (%))

168 (22.9)

48 (24.0)

120 (22.4)

 Chronic hypertension, yes (n (%), total = 730)

98 (13.3)

30 (15.0)

68 (12.7)

 Polycystic ovary syndrome, yes (n (%), total = 728)

73 (9.9)

24 (12.0)

49 (9.2)

 Fasting plasma glucose, mmol/L (median (IQR), total = 727)

4.6 (4.3–4.8)

4.6 (4.3–4.8)

4.6 (4.3–4.8)

 Fasting plasma insulin, mmol/L (median (IQR), total = 720)

12.7 (9.8–17.5)

13.1 (10.1–17.5)

12.5 (9.5–17.4)

 HOMA-IR (median (IQR), total = 717)

2.6 (1.9–3.6)

2.7 (2.0–3.6)

2.6 (1.9–3.6)

 Systolic blood pressure (median (IQR), total = 733)

116 (109–123)

114 (107–121)

116 (110–124)

 Diastolic blood pressure (median (IQR), total = 733)

72 (67–79)

71 (67–77)

72 (67–79)

 Resting heart rate (median (IQR), total = 694)

79 (72–86)

79 (71–87)

79 (73–85)

Pregnancy-specific

   

 Gestational week (median (IQR))

15.1 (13.4–16.7)

14.9 (13.3–16.2)

15.3 (13.6–17.0)

 Number of own children (n (%), total = 734)

   

  Zero

366 (49.8)

93 (46.5)

273 (51.0)

  One

256 (34.8)

73 (36.5)

183 (34.2)

  Two or more

112 (15.2)

34 (17.0)

78 (14.6)

 Pregnant before, yes (n (%))

460 (62.6)

136 (68.0)

324 (60.6)

 Previous stillbirths/miscarriage, ≥ 1 (n (%), total = 445)

200 (27.2)

63 (31.5)

137 (25.6)

 Previous fetal macrosomia, yes (n (%), total = 453)

81 (11.0)

22 (11.0)

59 (11.0)

 Previous congenital malformation, yes (n (%), total = 454)

16 (2.2)

4 (2.0)

12 (2.2)

 Previous gestational diabetes, yes (n (%), total = 455)

36 (4.9)

12 (6.0)

24 (4.5)

 Pre to baseline weight gain, kg (median (IQR))

1.7 (−0.4–4.0)

1.6 (−0.6–4.2)

1.7 (−0.3–4.0)

 Perceptions and attitudeb (median (IQR))

   

  Attitude to current weight (total = 729)

16.0 (14.0–18.0)

17.0 (14.0–19.0)

16.0 (13.0–18.0)

  Self-efficacy (total = 730)

35.0 (30.0–41.0)

31.0 (27.0–38.0)

37.0 (31.0–41.0)

  Social support (total = 731)

16.0 (13.0–18.0)

14.0 (10.0–17.0)

16.0 (14.0–18.0)

  Outcome expectancy (total = 723)

52.0 (46.0–58.0)

52.0 (46.0–58.0)

52.0 (46.0–58.0)

 Cambridge worry scale (median (IQR))

   

  Total 13 items (total = 720)

18.0 (12.0–26.0)

24.0 (16.0–32.0)

17.0 (12.0–24.0)

  Sociomedical (total = 731)

5.0 (2.0–8.0)

6.0 (2.0–10.0)

5.0 (2.0–8.0)

  Socioeconomic (total = 733)

4.0 (2.0–7.0)

6.0 (3.0–9.0)

4.0 (1.0–6.0)

  Health (total = 729)

8.0 (5.0–12.0)

10.0 (6.0–13.0)

8.0 (5.0–11.0)

Relationship (total = 729)

0.0 (0–2.0)

1.0 (0–3.0)

0.0 (0–1.0)

  1. PPAQ = pregnancy physical activity questionnaire; MET = metabolic equivalents; MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; SB = sedentary behavior
  2. aBased on the World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO-5). Values ≤50 were considered as low wellbeing (poor maternal mental health), values >50 as high wellbeing. bBased on the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) model [43]