Skip to main content

Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Gestational weight gain information: seeking and sources among pregnant women

Characteristics (n = 368)

Mean (SD)

Gestation (weeks)

20.8 (5.5)

Gestation at first clinic visit (weeks)

16.1 (4.3)

 

n (%)

Maternal age (mean 32.5 years, SD 4.5)

 

 ≤25 years

20 (5.4)

 26–30 years

142 (38.6)

 31–35 years

119 (32.3)

 ≥36 years

87 (23.6)

Country of birth

 

 Australia

230 (62.5)

 Overseas

138 (37.5)

Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander

 

 Yes

1 (0.3)

 No

367 (99.7)

Language

 

 English

244 (66.3)

 LOTE

124 (33.7)

Relationship status

 

 Married/defacto

360 (97.8)

 Separated/widowed/never married

8 (2.2)

Education

 

 Secondary or less

40 (10.9)

 Trade/Certificate or Diploma

101 (27.5)

 Tertiary

227 (61.7)

Main daily activity

 

 Working full time

137 (37.2)

 Working part time

118 (32.1)

 Raising children

92 (25.0)

 Unemployed

13 (3.5)

 Studying full time

8 (2.2)

Household income

 

 <$51,999

72 (19.6)

 $52–77,999

64 (17.4)

 $78–99,999

72 (19.6)

 >$99,999

109 (29.6)

Did not answer

51 (13.9)

Single/multiple pregnancy

 

 Single

360 (97.8)

 Multiple

8 (2.2)

Parity

 

 0

173 (47.0)

 ≥1

195 (53.0)

BMI kg/m2 (mean 24.6, SD 5.6)

 

 Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2)

18 (4.9)

 Healthy weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2)

219 (59.5)

 Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2)

75 (20.4)

 Obese (30–34.9 kg/m2)

56 (15.2)

Use internet

 

 Yes

363 (99.2)

 No

3 (0.8)

Mobile phone ownership

 

 Yes

362 (98.6)

 No

5 (1.4)

  1. BMI body mass index, LOTE, language other than English, SD standard deviation