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Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample (n = 70)

From: Maternal melatonin levels and temporal dietary intake: results from MY-CARE cohort study

 

Mean

SD

Range

n

%

Age (years)

28.7

3.7

20–37

  

Gestational week (weeks)

     

T2

20.0

3.7

13–27

  

T3

32.9

2.1

28–37

  

Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m 2 )

23.3

4.9

15.8–42.3

  

Underweight

   

7

10.0

Normal

   

47

67.1

Overweight

   

12

17.1

Obese

   

4

5.7

Ethnicity

     

Malay

   

39

55.7

Chinese

   

26

37.1

Indian

   

2

2.9

Others

   

3

4.3

Educational level

     

Secondary

   

11

15.7

Tertiary

   

59

84.3

Household income (RM)*

     

Low (< 2300)

   

7

10.0

Middle (2300–5599)

   

33

47.1

High (≥ 5600)

   

30

42.9

  1. Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; RM = Ringgit Malaysia; T2 = second trimester; T3 = third trimester.
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