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Table 1 Maternal demographic, gestational and clinical characteristics

From: Anthropometrical measurements and maternal visceral fat during first half of pregnancy: a cross-sectional survey

Variables

n (%)

Median (IQ)

Age (years)

149

25.00 [21.00–31.00]

Number of pregnancies

143

02 [01–03]

Gestational age (weeks)

149

16.20 [13.05–18.10]

Race

White

Black

Dark-skinned

146

80 (54.80)

42 (28.80)

24 (16.40)

 

Pre-pregnancy body mass index (kg/m²)

144

26.22 [22.16–31.21]

Underweight

3 (2.08)

 

Adequate

57 (39.58)

 

Overweight

37 (25.70)

 

Obesity

47 (32.64)

 

Arm circumference (cm)

147

31.00 [28.00–35.00]

Neck circumference (cm)

147

34.00 [32.00–36.00]

Calf circumference (cm)

146

37.00 [35.00–41.00]

Triceps Skinfold (mm)

147

31.50 [25.00–40.50]

Subscapular Skinfold (mm)

147

30.00 [21.00–40.50]

Central Visceral Fat (mm)

149

41.70 [34.50–52.80]

Total Central Fat (mm)

142

61.20 [50.65–71.75]

  1. Descriptive table with medians [interquartile interval] and frequency (%)
  2. Totals may not add up to 149 because of missing values