Investigate the relationship between the microbiota awareness in first trimester and high risk pregnancy in Turkish women: cross-sectional study

Table 2 Data on the sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of pregnant women based on risky pregnancy status

Variable	High risk pregnant (n = 142)		Healthy pregnant (n = 284)		P-value
Variable	n	%	n	%
Age (years)					0.113
18–21	16	11.3	24	8.5
23–26	37	26.1	100	35.2
28–31	39	27.5	85	29.9
≥32	50	35.2	75	26.4
Education level					0.000*
Literate	5	3.5	7	2.5
Primary school	17	12.0^a	27	9.5^b
Secondary school	46	32.4^a	48	16.9^b
High school	54	38.0	108	38.0
Undergraduate/graduate	20	14.1^a	94	33.1^b
Profession					0.060
Self-employed	8	5.6	14	4.9
Housewife	123	86.6	221	77.8
Civil servant	6	4.2	21	7.4
Worker	5	3.5	28	9.9
Prepregnancy BMI					0.683
Underweight	5	3.5	8	2.8
Normal	66	46.5	152	53.5
Overweight	46	32.4	87	30.6
Type I obese	20	14.1	27	9.5
Type II obese	3	2.1	7	2.5
Type III obese	2	1.4	3	1.1
Body weight gain status in accordance with the recommendations during pregnancy					0.000*
Below	54	38.0^a	38	3.4^b
Normal	40	28.2^a	172	60.6^b
Above	48	33.8	74	26.1
Smoking status
Yes	14	9.9	26	9.2	0.243
No	123	86.6	238	83.8
Quit	5	3.5	20	7.0
Sleeping problems
Yes	51	35.9	124	43.7	0.076
No	91	64.1	160	56.3
Birth mode
Normal delivery	53	37.3^a	175	61.6^b	0.000*
Cesarean section	89	62.7^a	109	38.4^b

BMI Body mass index, ^a,b: different letters indicate that the difference between groups is significant

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