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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Physical activity, depressed mood and pregnancy worries in European obese pregnant women: results from the DALI study

Characteristic

Total sample

Depressed mooda

Good well-beinga

(n = 98)

(n = 26)

(n = 70)

Country (n)

 Spain

20

5

15

 Austria

27

5

22

 Belgium

16

7

9

 Poland

10

4

6

 Italy

1

0

1

 Ireland

7

1

6

 The Netherlands

17

5

12

Age (mean ± SD)

31.6 ± 5.8

30.6 ± 6.8

32.0 ± 5.5

Pre-pregnancy BMI (mean ± SD)

34.1 ± 4.3

35.0 ± 5.7

33.8 ± 3.7

Weeks of pregnancy (mean ± SD)

15.4 ± 2.8

15.8 ± 2.7

15.4 ± 2.9

Pregnant before (% yes)

54.2

53.8

54.4

Gestational diabetes mellitus (%)

13.5

19.2

11.4

Smoking behaviour (% yes)

10.3

19.2

7.2

Any alcohol consumption (% yes)

6.3

4.0

7.2

Ethnicity (% white/Caucasian)

75.5

61.5*

81.4*

Household composition (% living with partner)

85.3

76.0

88.2

Education (% ≥ vocational education)

81.6

84.6

80.0

Occupational status (%)

 Home duties

5.2

3.8

5.8

 Unemployed/not able to work

17.5

19.2

17.4

 Working (fulltime/part-time)/student

77.3

76.9

76.8

Perceptions and attitudeb (median (IQR))

 Attitude to current weight

8.0 (6–9)

8.0 (6–10)

7.0 (6–9)

 Attitude to physical activity

9.0 (7–10)

10.0 (8–10)*

8.0 (7–10)*

 Self-efficacy

21.0 (17–24.)

21.0 (15–24)

21.0 (17–24)

 Social support

8.0 (6–10)

7.0 (5–8)*

8.5 (6–10)*

 Outcome expectancy

18.0 (15–20)

18.0 (17–20)

17.0 (14–20)

Cambridge Worry Scale (total 13 items) (median (IQR))

19.0 (11–28)

28.0 (20–40)**

15.0 (10–25)**

Cambridge Worry Scale dimensions (median (IQR))

 Social-medical

5.0 (2–10)

8.5 (4–12)*

4.0 (2–9)*

 Socio-economic

4.0 (1–8)

7.5 (2–10)*

4.0 (1–6)*

 Health

9.0 (5–12)

13.0 (9–15)**

7.0 (4–10)*

 Relationships

0.0 (0–3)

4.0 (0–5)**

0.0 (0–1)**

  1. * P < 0.05; differences between depressed mood and good well-being
  2. ** P < 0.001; differences between depressed mood and good well-being
  3. aData from WHO-5 were missing for 2 participants
  4. bBased on the HAPA model