Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the 196 pregnant women included in the study according to their use of iodine-containing multivitamins during pregnancy
No supplements n = 45 (23%) | Non-iodine-containing multivitamins n = 58 (30%) | Iodine-containing multivitamins n = 93 (47%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 24 (22–30) | 25 (23–29) | 26 (22–30) | 0.39 |
Height (cm) | 162 (157–167) | 162 (159–166) | 165 (161–168) | 0.04 |
Weight (12 weeks) (kg) | 77 (64–92) | 67 (56–94) | 71 (62–81) | 0.28 |
BMI (12 weeks) | 29 (24–32) | 23 (21–31) | 26 (23–30) | 0.11 |
Parity, med (min-max) | 1 (0–5) | 1 (0–4) | 1 (0–3) | 0.41 |
Cigarettes use, n (%) | 14 (31) | 7 (12) | 11 (12) | 0.12 |