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Table 1 Characteristics of the cohort by ethnic groups. Values in mean and standard deviation (SD), numbers and percent (%)

From: Lipid and lipoprotein concentrations during pregnancy and associations with ethnicity

 

Total

Western Europe

South Asia

Middle East

Africa

East Asia

Eastern Europe

 

n = 806 (100)

n = 333 (41)

n = 200 (25)

n = 126 (16)

n = 60 (8)

n = 44 (5)

n = 43 (5)

 

n

mean

SD

n

mean

SD

n

mean

SD

n

mean

SD

n

mean

SD

n

mean

SD

n

mean

SD

Gestational age/weeks postpartum

Visit 11a

806

15.0

(3.4)

333

14.2

(2.3)

200

15.6

(3.9)

126

15.0

(3.3)

60

17.3

(4.9)

44

16.2

(3.9)

43

14.5

(3.0)

Visit 2b

759

28.3

(1.3)

315

28.2

(1.2)

192

28.2

(1.2)

117

28.5

(1.4)

52

28.3

(1.3)

40

28.2

(1.1)

42

28.4

(1.7)

Visit 3c

652

14.2

(2.8)

279

14.2

(2.7)

163

14.3

(2.9)

99

14.3

(3.0)

39

14.3

(2.5)

36

14.7

(3.2)

36

13.8

(2.3)

Age at enrollment

806

29.8

(4.8)

333

30.9

(4.5)

200

28.6

(4.5)

126

29.5

(5.5)

60

28.3

(5.1)

44

31.2

(4.8)

43

28.9

(4.2)

Pre-pregnant body mass index (kg/m2)

794

24.5

(4.8)

329

24.6

(4.8)

196

23.7

(4.2)

125

25.9

(5.1)

59

25.8

(5.9)

44

22.6

(3.8)

41

23.7

(4.3)

Total body fat (kg) at Visit 1a

804

23.5

(9.9)

332

24.1

(9.8)

199

21.6

(8.1)

126

25.3

(10.9)

60

28.5

(12.2)

44

17.8

(8.6)

43

21.8

(7.9)

Fat mass index (kg/m2) at Visit 1a

804

8.8

(3.6)

332

8.6

(3.5)

199

8.4

(3.0)

126

9.7

(4.0)

60

10.7

(4.4)

44

7.1

(3.2)

43

7.9

(3.0)

 

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Parity

806

                    

Nulliparous

373

(46.3)

176

(52.4)

84

(42.0)

44

(34.9)

25

(41.7)

18

(40.9)

28

(65.1)

Multiparous

433

(53.7)

160

(47.6)

116

(58.0)

82

(65.1)

35

(58.3)

26

(59.1)

15

(34.9)

Education (years)

800

                    

Primary or less

132

(16.5)

10

(3.0)

35

(17.6)

46

(37.1)

28

(46.7)

8

(18.2)

5

(11.9)

High school/secondary

316

(39.5)

102

(30.8)

101

(50.8)

55

(44.3)

24

(40.0)

19

(43.2)

15

(35.7)

College/university

352

(44.0)

219

(66.2)

63

(31.7)

23

(18.6)

8

(13.3)

17

(38.6)

22

(52.4)

Immigrant generation

                     

Immigrant

458

(56.8)

36

(10.8)

159

(79.5)

119

(94.4)

59

(98.3)

43

(97.7)

42

(97.7)

Norwegian-born with immigrant parents

52

(6.5)

1

(0.3)

41

(20.5)

7

(5.6)

1

(1.7)

1

(2.3)

1

(2.3)

Breastfeeding at Visit 3c

631

                    

Exclusive

380

(60.2)

173

(64.8)

82

(51.2)

54

(58.1)

23

(59.0)

23

(63.9)

25

(69.4)

Partial

172

(27.3)

61

(22.6)

55

(34.4)

29

(31.2)

16

(41.0)

7

(19.4)

4

(11.1)

No breastfeeding

79

(12.5)

33

(12.4)

23

(14.4)

10

(10.7)

0

(0)

6

(16.7)

7

(19.5)

  1. aVisit 1: gestational age 15
  2. bVisit 2: gestational age 28
  3. cVisit 3: 14 weeks postpartum
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