Table 1 Characteristic of PRAMS participants stratified by pre-pregnancy health behaviour
Maternal age | Marital status | Education | Ethnicity | Parity | Insurance | Pregnancy intention | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤29 | 30–34 | 35–39 | ≥40 | Single / Separated | Married / Cohabiting | Primary / Secondary | Third level | Irish | Non-Irish | 0 | 1+ | Private | Public | Yes | No | ||
Total PRAMS | (n = 718) | 167 (23.3) | 286 (39.9) | 224 (31.2) | 40 (5.6) | 57 (8.0) | 660 (92.0) | 126 (17.7) | 587 (82.3) | 571 (80.7) | 137 (19.4) | 287 (40.0) | 431 (60.0) | 478 (66.9) | 237 (33.2) | 580 (80.8) | 138 (19.2) |
Pre-pregnancy health behaviours | Smoking (n = 170) | 65 (38.5) | 67 (39.6) | 33 (19.5) | 4 (2.4) | 20 (11.8) | 150 (88.2) | 49 (29.0) | 120 (71.0) | 138 (83.1) | 28 (16.9) | 82 (48.2) | 88 (51.8) | 93 (54.7) | 77 (45.3) | 122 (71.8) | 48 (28.2) |
Alcohol (n = 545) | 116 (21.3) | 282 (40.8) | 176 (32.4) | 30 (5.5) | 39 (7.2) | 505 (92.8) | 88 (16.2) | 455 (83.8) | 448 (83.1) | 91 (16.9) | 232 (42.6) | 313 (57.4) | 385 (70.8) | 159 (29.2) | 440 (80.7) | 105 (19.3) | |
Weight > 25 kg/m2 (n = 202) | 46 (22.8) | 77 (38.1) | 65 (32.2) | 14 (6.9) | 16 (7.9) | 186 (92.1) | 41 (20.6) | 158 (79.4) | 168 (84.9) | 30 (15.2) | 81 (40.1) | 121 (59.9) | 119 (59.5) | 81 (40.5) | 169 (83.7) | 33 (16.3) | |
Breastfeeding (n = 195) | 54 (27.7) | 70 (35.9) | 62 (31.8) | 9 (4.6) | 23 (11.8) | 172 (88.2) | 48 (24.6) | 147 (75.4) | 185 (96.4) | 7 (3.7) | 62 (31.8) | 133 (68.2) | 121 (62.1) | 74 (38.0) | 150 (76.9) | 45 (23.1) | |