Table 1 Characteristics of women (n = 318).
From: Association between gestational weight gain and chronic disease risks in later life
Variables | Â | Â | Mean (SD) or N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Pre-pregnancy BMI and GWG during pregnancy | |||
|  | Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg) |  < 18.5 | 63 (19.8) |
18.5–25 | 255 (80.2) | ||
GWG during pregnancy (kg) | Insufficient | 113 (35.5) | |
Adequate | 85 (26.7) | ||
Inadequate | 120 (37.7) | ||
Other demographics | |||
| Â | Current age | Â | 64.3 (5.2) |
Age at delivery | 28.5 (3.4) | ||
Primiparity | 162 (50.9) | ||
Height | 157 (4.5) | ||
Current BMI | 21.8 (2.8) | ||
Prepregnancy BMI | 20.0 (1.8) | ||
GWG during pregnancy | 11.3 (3.2) | Â | |
Current medical conditions | |||
| Â | Diabetes mellitus | 19 (6.0) | Â |
Hypertension | 86 (27.0) | ||
Hyperlipidemia | 115 (36.1) | ||
Other variables | |||
| Â | Duration from delivery to completing the questionnaire | 35.9 (4.2) | Â |
