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Table 1 Description of the sample of participating women (n = 110)

From: Changes in diet from pregnancy to one year after birth: a longitudinal study

Socio-demographics

Age at t0 (pregnancy)

mean (sd, range)

32.9 (4.0, 24–41)

SES

n (%) middle

58 (53%)

n (%) high

52 (47%)

School degree

n (%) highest (German “Abitur”)

89 (81%)

n (%) lower

16 (15%)

n (%) missing

5 (4%)

BMI before pregnancy

BMI

mean (sd, range)

23.3 (5.19, 16.4–53.5)

Weight statusa

n (%) underweight

6 (6%)

n (%) normal weight

73 (66%)

n (%) overweight

10 (9%)

n (%) obese

8 (7%)

n (%) missing

13 (12%)

Pregnancy

Week of gestation

n (%) 37–38

16 (15%)

n (%) 39–40

73 (66%)

n (%) 41

21 (19%)

Previous pregnancies

n (%) yes

55 (50%)

Previous births

n (%) yes

39 (35%)

Complications pregnancyb

n (%) yes

29 (26%)

Residency

Residency

n (%) urban

87 (79%)

n (%) suburban/rural

18 (16%)

n (%) missing

5 (5%)

  1. aWeight groups were categorized based on the following cut-offs [26]: underweight: BMI < 18.5, normal weight: BMI 18.5–24.9, overweight: BMI 25–29.5, obese: BMI > 30
  2. bComplications may include general disease, long-term medication, mental stress, bleeding, placenta previa, multiple births, hydramnion, oligohydramnios, uncertainties regarding date of birth, placental insufficiency, cervical weakness, premature labor, anemia, urinary tract infection, positive indirect Coombs test, abnormal serum findings, protein excretion 1%, hypertension, hypotension, edema, gestational diabetes, adjustment anomaly, or others
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