From: Epidemiology of underweight and overweight-obesity among term pregnant Sudanese women
Variables | Underweight (N= 94) | Normal weight (N= 665) | Overweight (N= 603) | Obese (N= 328) | P |
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Age, years | 24.7(5.8) | 26.1(6.4) | 27.9(6.0) | 30.3 (16.0) | < 0.001 |
Parity | 1(0-9) | 1(0-13) | 2.0(0-12) | 2.0(0-12) | 0.002 |
Primigravidae | 37(39.4) | 291(43.8) | 209(34.6) | 91(27.7) | < 0.001 |
Gestational age, weeks | 38.3(1.9) | 37.9 (2.5) | 38.2(2.3) | 38.1(1.8) | 0.1 |
Women's education ≥ secondary level | 41(43.7) | 309(46.5) | 363 (60.2) | 213 (65.0) | < 0.001 |
Job, housewife | 87(92.5) | 588(88.4) | 488(80.9) | 282(85.9) | 0.1 |