Table 2 Distributions of maternal and offspring characteristics stratified by ethnicity.
Characteristic | All n = 3468 | White British n = 1644 | Pakistani origin n = 1824 | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age at delivery mean(sd) | 27.44 (5.57) | 27.15 (6.06) | 27.70 (5.07) | 0.003 |
Parity n (%) | ||||
0 1 2 3 4 or more | 1349 (39) 1052 (30) 599 (17) 286 (8) 182 (5) | 763 (46) 560 (34) 208 (13) 78 (5) 35 (2) | 586 (32) 492 (27) 391 (21) 208 (11) 147 (8) | <0.001 |
Maternal education n (%) | ||||
5 GCSEs or less A Level/equivalent or more | 1940 (55.94) 1528 (44.06) | 895 (54.44) 749 (45.56) | 1045 (57.29) 779 (42.71) | 0.091 |
Housing tenure n (%) | ||||
Owns/part owns Rents | 2276 (65.63) 1192 (34.37) | 924 (56.20) 720 (43.80) | 1352 (74.12) 472 (25.88) | <0.001 |
Receipt of benefits n (%) | 1467 (42.30) | 609 (37.04) | 858 (40.47) | <0.001 |
Maternal BMI (kg/m2) mean (sd) | 26.01 (5.71) | 26.75 (5.97) | 25.36 (5.39) | <0.001 |
Smoked in pregnancy n (%) | 613 (17.68) | 548 (33.33) | 65 (3.06) | <0.001 |
Maternal glucose (mmol/L) mean (sd) | ||||
Fasting Post-load | 4.50 (0.52) 5.66 (1.48) | 4.40 (0.43) 5.48 (1.29) | 4.59 (0.57) 5.82 (1.61) | <0.001 <0.001 |
Maternal GDM | ||||
n (%) | 259 (7.47) | 80 (4.87) | 179 (9.81) | <0.001 |
Maternal HDP n (%) | ||||
Gestational hypertension Pre-eclampsia | 263 (7.58) 88 (2.54) | 182 (11.07) 45 (2.74) | 81 (4.44) 43 (2.36) | <0.001 <0.001 |
Child Height (cm) mean (sd) | 108.41 (4.98) | 108.09 (4.98) | 108.69 (4.96) | <0.000 |
Child Weight (kg) mean (sd) | 18.98 (3.08) | 19.09 (2.82) | 18.89 (3.29) | 0.054 |
Child BMI (kg/m2) mean (sd) | 16.08 (1.73) | 16.28 (1.55) | 15.90 (1.86) | <0.001 |
Child systolic BP mean (sd) | 97.86 (10.73) | 97.94 (10.56) | 97.79 (10.89) | 0.679 |
Child diastolic BP mean (sd) | 61.24 (11.07) | 60.51 (10.42) | 61.90 (11.59) | <0.001 |
