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Table 2 Personal and household characteristics of 78 pregnant Peruvian women

From: Changes in the concentrations of biochemical indicators of diet and nutritional status of pregnant women across pregnancy trimesters in Trujillo, Peru, 2004–2005

Characteristic

No.1

%2

Age group (in years)

78

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   ≤ 20

16

20.5%

   21–25

26

33.3%

   26–29

19

24.4%

   ≥ 30

17

21.8%

Education status

78

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   Primary

16

20.5%

   Secondary

45

57.7%

   Superior

17

21.8%

   Socioeconomic status (SES)

78

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   Lower

50

64.1%

   Middle/Upper

28

35.9%

   Fuel type used 3

78

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   Gas

47

60.3%

   No gas

31

39.7%

Residential Location 4

78

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   Central

17

21.8%

   North

56

71.8%

   South

5

6.4%

  1. 1Total number of subjects for which the response is known.
  2. 2Percentages are calculated from the known number of responses in column 2.
  3. 3Gas = gas, combination including gas, electricity; No gas = wood, kerosene, vegetable carbon, combination not including gas.
  4. 4Central = Trujillo; north = La Esperanza, El Porvenir, Florencia de Mora, and El Milagro; and south = Moche and Alto Trujillo.
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