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Table 1 General characteristics of pregnant women and fetuses 1

From: Maternal iron intake at mid-pregnancy is associated with reduced fetal growth: results from Mothers and Children’s Environmental Health (MOCEH) study

Variables

n

Values

Pregnant women

  

Age, y

327

29.9 ± 3.6

 Height, cm

324

160.8 ± 4.8

 Pre-pregnancy weight, kg

325

56.5 ± 9.7

 Pre-pregnancy BMI2, kg/m 2

323

21.9 ± 3.5

Education, n (%)

337

 

 < High school

 

99 (29.4)

 < University

 

59 (17.5)

 ≥ University

 

163 (48.4)

 No-response

 

16 (4.7)

Family income, US$/mo, n (%)

337

 

 < 2000

 

95 (28.2)

 2000 - 4000

 

174 (51.6)

 > 4000

 

43 (12.8)

 No-response

 

25 (7.4)

Passive smoker, n (%)

337

 

 No

 

41 (12.2)

 Yes

 

268 (79.5)

 No-response

 

28 (8.3)

Urinary cotinine level, μg/g creatinine

316

71.8 ± 444.2

Supplement users, n (%)

337

 

 No

 

240 (71.2)

Yes

 

97 (28.8)

Parity

337

 

 0

 

180 (53.4)

 ≥1

 

147 (43.6)

 No-response

 

10 (3.0)

Fetuses

  

Sex

323

 

Girls, n (%)

 

164 (48.7)

 Boys, n (%)

 

159 (47.2)

Gestational age, wk

337

20.0 ± 3.4

Biparietal diameter, cm

334

4.8 ± 1.1

Abdominal circumference, cm

231

16.6 ± 3.8

Femur length, cm

297

3.3 ± 1.0

  1. 1 Values are mean ± SD or n (%).