Table 1 Characteristics of the Study Participants (n = 161)

Age

25.04 ± 4.83 years

Age category

17–22 years

55

34.2

23–28 years

68

42.2

29–34 years

30

18.6

35–40 years

8

5

Weight

62.38 ± 11.53 kg

Height

2.49 ± 12.02 m

BMI

26.28 ± 5.12 kg/m²

Ethnicity Y/H/I/F/K

4/114/8/30/5

2.5/70.8/5.0/18.6/3.1

Maternity leave Yes/No/NA

6/63/92

3.7/39.1/57.1

Occupation A/B/H/C/S

7/35/95/12/12

4.3/21.7/59.0/7.5/7.5

Education N/P/S/T/None

9/11/91/49/1

5.6/6.8/56.5/30.4/6

Socioeconomic L/M/H

4/156/1

2.5/96.9/6

Marital status S/M

3/158

1.9/98.1

Trimester 1st/2nd/3rd

19/50/92

11.8/31.1/57.1

History of Hypertension Yes/No

18/143

11.2/88.8

Gravidity

3.06 ± 2.10

SBP

115.23 ± 10.27 mmHg

DBP

74.76 ± 8.93 mmHg

ISBP

4.59 ± 5.51 mmHg

IDBP

1.42 ± 3.53 mmHg

Heart Rate

83.86 ± 12.03 beats/min

HGS (d)

20.46 ± 4.61 kg

HGS (nd)

7.87 ± 4.40 kg