Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all mothers (n = 226)a
Baseline characteristics | Mean (±SD) / n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years), mean (SD) | 24.0 (2.9) |
Economic status, n (%) | |
 Low | 72 (31.9) |
 Medium | 83 (36.7) |
 High | 71 (31.4) |
Highest education qualification, n (%) | |
 Primary school | 3 (1.3) |
 Secondary school | 59 (26.1) |
 High school | 79 (35.0) |
 College / University | 85 (37.6) |
Height (cm), mean (SD) | 154 (5.0) |
Pre-pregnancy weight (kg), mean (SD) | 45.5 (5.1) |
Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 19.2 (1.8) |
Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2), n (%) | |
 < 18.5 | 74 (32.7) |
 ≥ 18.5 | 152 (67.3) |
Weight at 26 to 29 weeks gestation (kg), mean (SD) | 52.7 (5.9) |
BMI at 26 to 29 weeks gestation (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 22.2 (2.2) |
BMI at 26 to 29 weeks gestation (kg/m2), n (%) |  |
  < 18.5 | 9 (4.0) |
  ≥ 18.5 | 217 (96.0) |
Gestational weight gain at 26 to 29 weeks gestation (kg), mean (SD)b | 7.1 (2.7) |
Met IOM recommended gestational weight gain at 26 to 29 weeks gestation (kg/m2), n (%) | |
 Yes | 85 (38.5) |
 No | 136 (61.5) |
MUAC at 26 to 29 weeks gestation (cm), mean (SD) | 24.2 (2.2) |
MUAC at 26 to 29 weeks gestation (cm), n (%) | |
 < 23.0 | 66 (29.2) |
 ≥ 23.0 | 160 (70.8) |
Nutrient inadequacies, n (%)c | |
 ≤ 5 nutrients | 12 (5.3) |
 6–10 nutrients | 114 (50.4) |
 11–15 nutrients | 100 (44.3) |