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Table 1 Characteristics of migrant women and their migration route

From: Fetal growth restriction in a cohort of migrants in Germany

Total number of cases

n = 82

Age [years; median (IQR)]

27 (11.0)

Weight [kg; median (IQR)]

67.5 (25.0)

BMI [kg/m2; median (IQR)]

24.42 (7.89)

Year of migration to Europe; median (IQR)

2015 (2.0)

Ethnicity [n (%)]

Oriental Asian

40 (48.8)

African

23 (28.0)

Caucasian

14 (17.1)

other

5 (6.1)

Most frequent countries of origin [n (%)]

Syria

29 (35.4)

Somalia

10 (12.2)

Nigeria

9 (11.0)

Transportation during migration [n (%)] (multiple answers possible)

by car

16 (19.5)

foot

20 (24.4)

by airplane

39 (47.6)

by boot

22 (26.8)

train

22 (26.8)