Table 1 Mean number of childbirths and mean age at childbirths, in broad subgroups defined by covariates
Mean number of childbirths | Mean age at childbirth among women with 1 child only | Mean age at first childbirth among women with ≥2 children | Mean age at last childbirth among women with ≥2 children | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total data seta | 2.3 | 24.9 | 22.6 | 29.6 |
Age when information was collected (years) | ||||
20–29 | 0.8 | 22.7 | 21.0 | 24.8 |
30–39 | 2.2 | 25.9 | 22.8 | 28.9 |
40–49 | 2.4 | 25.6 | 22.4 | 29.1 |
50–59 | 2.7 | 26.1 | 22.5 | 29.5 |
60–69 | 3.0 | 26.4 | 23.3 | 32.5 |
BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
< 25 | 2.0 | 24.6 | 22.7 | 29.1 |
25–29.9 | 2.4 | 25.3 | 22.6 | 29.7 |
≥ 30 | 2.6 | 25.4 | 22.5 | 30.2 |
Physical activity per week | ||||
< 1 h hard | 2.3 | 25.1 | 22.6 | 29.5 |
1–2 h hard | 1.9 | 24.5 | 22.9 | 29.0 |
≥ 3 h hard | 1.6 | 24.4 | 22.6 | 28.7 |
Cigarette smoking | ||||
never | 2.1 | 25.8 | 23.3 | 30.2 |
daily former | 2.4 | 25.5 | 22.8 | 29.8 |
daily current | 2.2 | 23.7 | 21.6 | 28.5 |
Education (years) | ||||
≤ 9 | 2.8 | 24.8 | 21.8 | 29.9 |
10–12 | 2.0 | 24.2 | 22.3 | 28.6 |
≥ 13 | 1.8 | 26.6 | 24.8 | 30.6 |
HADS score | ||||
0–4 | 2.1 | 25.0 | 22.8 | 29.3 |
5–9 | 2.2 | 24.8 | 22.7 | 29.4 |
10–14 | 2.3 | 25.0 | 22.5 | 29.5 |
15–19 | 2.4 | 24.3 | 22.2 | 29.3 |
20–39 | 2.5 | 24.2 | 21.9 | 29.5 |