Table 1 Characteristics of women involved and not involved in the survey
From: Monitoring gestational weight gain: setting up a regional surveillance system in Italy
Women involved n (%), N = 7188 | Women not involved n (%), N = 9240 | |
|---|---|---|
Age at delivery | ||
< 25 years | 564 (7.9) | 874 (9.5) |
25–34 years | 4177 (58.1) | 5114 (55.3) |
≥ 35 years | 2447 (34.0) | 3252 (35.2) |
Level of education | ||
None/completed primary school | 64 (0.9) | 185 (2.0) |
Completed secondary school | 1101 (15.3) | 1473 (15.9) |
Completed high school or equivalent | 3381 (47.0) | 4360 (47.2) |
Bachelor degree or higher | 2642 (36.8) | 3222 (34.9) |
Born in Italy | ||
Yes | 5705 (79.4) | 6477 (70.1) |
Employed | ||
Yes | 4733 (65.8) | 5470 (59.2) |
Parity | ||
Nulliparous | 3705 (51.5) | 4629 (50.1) |
Smoking during the five years before pregnancy | ||
Yes | 1709 (23.8) | 2218 (24.0) |
Medical service mainly used during pregnancy | ||
Public Local Family Health Unit | 1151(16.0) | 1578 (17.1) |
Public hospital services | 2605 (36.2) | 3180 (34.4) |
Private gynaecologist/obstetrician | 2807 (39.1) | 3721 (40.3) |
Private Local Family Health Unit | 68 (1.0) | 181 (2.0) |
None | 3 (0.0) | 22 (0.2) |