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Table 2 Description of participant characteristics (N = 400)

From: Inadequacy of nutrients intake among pregnant women in the Deep South of Thailand

Factor

n

%

Age (years)

  

   15-19

48

12.0

   20-24

90

22.5

   25-29

126

31.5

   30-34

71

17.8

   > 35

65

16.2

Occupation

  

   Housewife

193

48.3

   Laborer

114

28.5

   Other (agriculture/government employee/trader)

93

23.2

Religion

  

   Islam

377

94.2

   Buddhism

23

5.8

Education achieved

  

   Primary school

165

41.2

   Secondary school

190

47.6

   Higher than secondary school

45

11.2

Gestational age at enrolment (weeks)

  

   12-14

134

33.5

   15-17

139

34.7

   17-20

127

31.8

Family income (baht)

  

   < 5,000

238

59.5

   5,000-15,000

150

37.5

   > 15,000

12

3.0

Number of family members

  

   1-5

246

61.5

   6-10

144

36.0

   11-15

10

2.5

Number of living children

  

   None

149

37.2

   1-2

178

44.5

   3-4

46

11.5

   > 4

27

6.8

Body mass index (kg/m2)

  

   < 18.5

67

16.8

   18.5 - 29.9

310

77.4

   > =30.0

23

5.8