Table 1 Baseline characteristics in MoBa participants (n = 85,898) by fibre intake in centile groups.

From: Maternal fibre and gluten intake during pregnancy and risk of childhood celiac disease: the MoBa study

 

Estimated daily fibre intake from conception to week 22 of pregnancy

 < 10th centile n = 8,581

10–20 centile n = 8,600

20–50 centile n = 25,754

50–80 centile n = 25,810

80–90 centile n = 8,581

 > 90th centile n = 8,572

p Vvalue 5

Maternal age (%)

      

 < 0.001

 < 25

1,524 (17)

1,025 (11)

2,440 (27)

2,219 (25)

789 (9)

925 (10)

 

25–34

5,972 (10)

6,235 (10)

18,804 (30)

18,685 (30)

6,109 (10)

5,901 (10)

 

 ≥ 35

1,085 (7)

1,340 (9)

4,510 (30)

4,906 (32)

1,683 (11)

1,746 (11)

 

Maternal education, (%)1

      

 < 0.001

 ≤ 12 years

4,093 (13)

3,355 (11)

8,789 (29)

8,156 (27)

2,939 (10)

3,343 (11)

 

12–15 years

3,065 (9)

3,444 (10)

10,877 (31)

10,947 (31)

3,492 (10)

3,236 (9)

 

 ≥ 16 years

1,380 (7)

1,761 (9)

5,982 (30)

6,603 (33)

2,105 (11)

1,936 (10)

 

Maternal smoking during pregnancy, (%)2

      

 < 0.001

No

7,461 (10)

7,741 (10)

23,510 (30)

23,779 (30)

7,869 (10)

7,735 (10)

 

Occasionally

174 (12)

151 (10)

412 (28)

424 (29)

135 (9)

154 (11)

 

Yes

897 (15)

667 (11)

1,707 (29)

1,477 (25)

523 (9)

623 (11)

 

Parental celiac disease, (%)3

      

0.92

 

91 (11)

80 (9)

260 (30)

258 (30)

90 (10)

80 (9)

 

Child

       

Female sex (%)

      

0.87

 

4,236 (10)

4,165 (10)

12,587 (30)

12,607 (30)

4,164 (10)

4,187 (10)

 

Age end 2016, mean (SD)

      

 < 0.001

 

11.1 (1.9)

11.1 (1.9)

11.1 (1.9)

11.0 (1.9)

11.0 (1.9)

10.9 (1.9)

 

Tertile for gluten intake at 18 months4

      

 < 0.001

1st (low)

2,809 (13)

2,590 (12)

6,784 (32)

5,808 (27)

1,820 (8)

1,720 (8)

 

2nd

1,994 (9)

2,252 (10)

6,819 (31)

6,655 (31)

2,114 (10)

1,879 (9)

 

3rd (high)

1,464 (7)

1,694 (8)

6,239 (29)

7,139 (33)

2,513 (12)

2,628 (12)

 
  1. SD: Standard deviation.
  2. Fibre intake median 29.5, interquartile range 23.7–36.6.
  3. Fibre intake < 10 centile: < 19.0 g/day.
  4. Fibre intake 10–20 centile: 19.0–22.4 g/day.
  5. Fibre intake 20–50 centile: 22.4–29.5 g/day.
  6. Fibre intake 50–80 centile: 29.5–38.7 g/day.
  7. Fibre intake 80–90 centile: 38.7–44.8 g/day.
  8. Fibre intake > 90 centile: > 44.8 g/day.
  9. 1Missing variable for education: n = 395.
  10. 2Missing variable for smoking: n = 459.
  11. 3Diagnosis of incident celiac disease after pregnancy in mother or father.
  12. 4Missing variable for gluten intake at 18 months: n = 20,977.
  13. 5Chi-square test for categorical variables, t-test for continuous variables.