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Table 2 Frequency analysis of socio-demographic and metabolic parameters of pregnant women

From: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in non-diabetic, pregnant Angolan women according to four diagnostic criteria and its effects on adverse perinatal outcomes

Variables

Media ± standard deviation

N

675

Race

 Black [n (%)]

675 (100)

 Other [n (%)]

0 (0)

Maternal age (years)

24.7 ± 6.7

Level of education

 Never studied [n (%)]

54 (8)

 Middle [n (%)]

572 (84.7)

 Higher education [n (%)]

49 (7.3)

Place of residence

 

 Urban [n (%)]

149 (22.1)

 Village [n (%)]

526 (77.9)

Occupation

 Students [n (%)]

141 (21.0)

 Business [n (%)]

460 (68.1)

 Public official [n (%)]

74 (11.0)

Smoking habit

 Non-smoker

674 (99.9)

 Current smoker (%)

1 (0.1)

Gestational age (weeks)

39.2 ± 1.6

Hypertension [n (%)]

370 (54.8)

Anti-hypertensive drugs (%)

44 (6.5)

Nulliparous

188 (27.8 %)

Glycemic level (mg/dl)

 ≥110

70 (10.4)

 ≥105

90 (13.3)

 ≥100

124 (18.4)

 <100

551 (81.6)

Fasting glycemia mean

83.7 ± 22.9

Obesity

 Mean waist circumference

93.6 ± 9.3

 BMI (kg/m2)

24.4 ± 4.2

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

149.3 ± 55.8

HDL-C (mg/dl)

70.9 ± 18.5

LDL-C (mg/dl)

116.9 ± 34.5

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

193.2 ± 37.8

Adverse perinatal outcome (APO)

95 (14.1 %)