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Table 1 Anthropometric and demographic characteristics of pregnant women in rural Shaanxi China 2004

From: Assessment of dietary intake among pregnant women in a rural area of western China

 

Mean

SD

Age at delivery (years) *

25.7

4.4

Weight at first antenatal care (kg) †‡

52.7

6.1

Height (cm) ¶

158.9

5.1

Gender of offspring (%)

  

   Male

57.4

 

   Female

42.6

 

Gravidity (%)

  

   First

50.9

 

   Second

32.6

 

   > = 3 times

16.5

 

Maternal education (%)

  

   Primary school or lower

31.7

 

   Secondary school or higher

68.3

 

Maternal occupation (%)

  

   Farmer

85.9

 

   Others

14.1

 

Household wealth (%)

  

   Poorest

25.6

 

   Middle

40.8

 

   Richest

33.6

 

Household orchard (%)

  

   Yes

73.8

 

   No

26.2

 

Household poultry (%)

  

   Yes

24.1

 

   No

75.9

 
  1. * Data missing for 2 women
  2. † Median gestation at first antenatal care check was 13; range was from 4 to 31 weeks
  3. ‡ Data missing for 44 women
  4. ¶Data missing for 3 women