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Table 1 Characteristics of patients included in the study altogether and according to the BMI status

From: Association between pre-pregnancy body weight and dietary pattern with large-for-gestational-age infants in gestational diabetes

Demographic variables

Normal weight

(N = 41)

M ± SD

n (%)

Overweight and obese

(N = 16)

M ± SD

n (%)

Total

(N = 57)

M ± SD

n (%)

Education

 Secondary

12 (30.8)

5 (31.3)

17 (30.9)

 Vocational/BA

11 (28.2)

6 (37.5)

17 (30.9)

 MA/PhD

16 (41.0)

5 (31.3)

21 (38.2)

Living environment

 Urban

19 (48.7)

6 (37.5)

25 (45.5)

 Suburban

8 (20.5)

6 (37.5)

14 (25.5)

 Rural

12 (30.8)

4 (25.0)

16 (29.1)

Employment

 Employed

29 (74.4)

12 (75.0)

41 (74.5)

 Unemployed

10 (25.6)

4 (25.0)

14 (25.5)

Parity

 0

21 (55.3)

5 (31.3)

26 (48.2)

 1

14 (36.8)

7 (43.8)

21 (38.9)

 2

3 (7.9)

4 (25.0)

7 (13.0)

Marital status

 Single

1 (2.6)

0 (0)

1 (1.8)

 Married

19 (48.7)

10 (62.5)

29 (52.7)

 Non-marital partnership

19 (48.7)

6 (37.5)

25 (45.5)

Pregravid smokers

6 (15.4)

4 (25.0)

10 (18.2)

Personality types

 Promoter

6 (19.4)

3 (21.4)

9 (20.0)

 Facilitator

18 (58.1)

8 (57.1)

26 (57.8)

 Controller

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Analyzer

7 (22.6)

3 (21.4)

10 (22.2)

Hba1c2ndtrimester (%)

4.96 ± 0.06

4.96 ± .10

4.96 ± 0.29

HbA1c3rd trimester (%)

5.11 ± 0.39

5.23 ± 0.15

5.15 ± 0.34

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.77 ± 0.62

1.97 ± 0.55

1.83 ± 0.60