Table 1 Baseline characteristics of pregnant women in the first trimester
From: Changes in fatty acid levels (saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated) during pregnancy
General characteristics | Mean ± SDa or % (n = 479) |
|---|---|
Maternal age (years)a | 30.6 ± 5.01 |
Parity (yes %) | 58.8 |
Planned pregnancy (yes %) | 80.7 |
Maternal ethnic origin (%) | |
Caucasian | 81.9 |
Asian | 0.7 |
Arab | 7.8 |
Black | 2.1 |
Latin American | 7.6 |
Maternal educational level (%) | |
Low (primary or less) | 30.1 |
Medium (secondary) | 38.3 |
High (university or more) | 31.6 |
Socioeconomic status (%) | |
Low | 13.5 |
Middle | 69.6 |
High | 16.9 |
BMI (kg/m2) at first trimester (%) | |
< 25 | 62.2 |
25–30 | 25.3 |
≥ 30 | 12.5 |
Smoking status (%) | |
Smoker | 15.3 |
Non-Smoker or Ex-Smoker | 84.7 |