Table 1 Characteristics of 1018 mother–child pairs studied in comparison with the rest of the Southampton Women’s Survey cohort
From: Diet quality across early childhood and adiposity at 6 years: the Southampton Women’s Survey
Mother–child pairs (n=1018) | Remaining mother–child pairs (n=834) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mother | |||
Age at child’s birth (years) | 30.4 (3.8) | 29.7 (3.8) | <0.001 |
Height (cm) | 163.7 (6.5) | 162.7 (6.4) | 0.001 |
Prepregnancy BMI (kg m−2) | 24.3 (22.2–27.5) | 24.2 (21.8–28.1) | 0.83 |
Degree qualification or above, n (%) | 238 (23.5) | 151 (18.2) | <0.001 |
Primiparous, n (%) | 487 (47.8) | 322 (38.7) | <0.001 |
Smoked in pregnancy, n (%) | 141 (13.9) | 183 (22.2) | <0.001 |
Serum 25(OH) D concentration (nmol l−1) | 61.0 (41.3–86.1) | 57.0 (41.0–83.0) | 0.11 |
Plasma n-6 PUFA concentration (μg ml−1) | 506 (398–621) | 520 (399–633) | 0.14 |
Gestational weight gain, n (%) | 0.70 | ||
Inadequate | 206 (21.8) | 175 (23.4) | |
Adequate | 287 (30.3) | 218 (29.1) | |
Excessive | 453 (47.9) | 355 (47.5) | |
Child | |||
Sex, boys, n (%) | 529 (52.0) | 445 (53.6) | 0.51 |
Gestational age (weeks) | 40.1 (39.3–41.0) | 40.1 (39.2–41.0) | 0.59 |
Birthweight (g) | 3520 (476) | 3509 (472) | 0.65 |
Duration of breastfeeding (%) | |||
Never breastfed | 159 (15.9) | 176 (23.8) | <0.001 |
<1 Month | 211 (21.1) | 152 (20.5) | |
1–3 Months | 193 (19.3) | 153 (20.7) | |
4–6 Months | 182 (18.2) | 109 (14.7) | |
7–11 Months | 157 (15.7) | 105 (14.2) | |
⩾12 Months | 98 (9.8) | 45 (6.1) | |
