Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics and birth weight of participants of the ELSA-Brasil (2008-2010)
From: Maternal education, anthropometric markers of malnutrition and cognitive function (ELSA-Brasil)
Variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 5,880 | 45.2 |
Female | 7,117 | 54.8 |
Age (years) | ||
34-39 | 1,133 | 8.7 |
40-44 | 2,145 | 16.5 |
45-49 | 3,006 | 23.1 |
50-54 | 2,716 | 20.9 |
55-59 | 2,430 | 18.7 |
60-64 | 1,567 | 12.1 |
Educational attainment | ||
Undergraduate school or more | 6,851 | 52.7 |
High school | 4,743 | 36.5 |
Elementary school | 826 | 6.4 |
Incomplete elementary school | 577 | 4.4 |
Maternal education | ||
High school or more | 3,112 | 24.4 |
Elementary school | 2,471 | 19.4 |
Incomplete Elementary school | 5,492 | 43.1 |
Never attended school | 1,667 | 13.1 |
Missing | 255 | 2.0 |
Birth-weight (Kg) | ||
≥2.5 | 10,115 | 94.5 |
<2.5 | 592 | 5.5 |
Missing | 1,621 | 13.1 |