Table 1 Characteristics of the whole study sample and of participants born 1950–1974 and 1975–1999.

From: Maternal body mass index in pregnancy and mental disorders in adult offspring: a record linkage study in Aberdeen, Scotland

 

All participants

Participants born 1950–1974

Participants born 1975–1999

Data usable

Mean(SD)

N(%)

Data usable

Mean(SD)

N(%)

Data usable

Mean(SD)

N(%)

Maternal characteristic

Body Mass Index

68,571

24.3(4.1)

 

9937

23.3(3.5)

 

58,634

24.5(4.2)

 

 Underweight

  

1546(2.3%)

  

321(3.2%)

  

1225(2.1%)

 Normal weight

  

43,401(63.3%)

  

7253(73.0%)

  

36,148(61.7%)

 Overweight

  

17,407(25.4%)

  

1879(18.9%)

  

15,528(26.5%)

 Moderately obese

  

4577(6.7%)

  

397(4.0%)

  

4180(7.1%)

 Severely obese

  

1640(2.4%)

  

87(0.9%)

  

1553(2.6%)

Weight(kg)

68,571

63.3(11.7)

 

9937

58.5(9.4)

 

58,634

64.1(11.8)

 

Height(cm)

68,571

161.2(6.4)

 

9937

158.5(5.8)

 

58,634

161.7(6.3)

 

Gestational week weight was measured

65,784

15.7 (7.1)

 

9935

(17.1(6.1)

 

55,849

15.5(7.2)

 

 < 20

  

53,814(81.8%)

  

7471(75.2%)

  

46,343(83.0%)

 20–29

  

7894(12.0%)

  

2090(21.0%)

  

5804(10.4%)

 30 or over

  

4076(6.2%)

  

374(3.8%)

  

3702(6.6%)

Hypertension in pregnancy

68,571

  

9937

  

58,634

  

 Normotension

  

50,255(73.3%)

  

7740(77.9%)

  

42,515(72.5%)

 Pre-existing hypertension

  

644(0.9%)

  

0(NA)

  

644(1.1%)

 Gestational hypertension

  

14,623(21.3%)

  

1825(18.4%)

  

12,798(21.8%)

 Preeclampsia or eclampsia

  

3049(4.4%)

  

372(3.7%)

  

2677(4.6%)

Age at delivery

68,557

26.2(5.2)

       

Smoking

50,565

  

2735

  

47,830

  

 Never smoked

  

29,102(57.6%)

  

1472(53.8%)

  

27,630(57.8%)

 Quit smoking

  

2640(5.2%)

  

0(0.0%)

  

2640(5.5%)

 Smoked throughout pregnancy

  

18,823(37.2%)

  

1263(46.2%)

  

17,560(36.7%)

Parity

68,571

  

9937

  

58,634

  

 Primiparous

  

46,657(68.0%)

  

5852(58.9%)

  

40,805(69.6%)

 Other

  

21,914(32.0%)

  

4085(41.1%)

  

17,829(30.4%)

Register diagnosis of mental disorders

67,552

  

9149

  

58,403

  

 Yes

  

1892(2.8%)

  

525(5.7%)

  

1367(2.3%)

 No

  

65,660(97.2%)

  

8624(94.3%)

  

57,036(97.7%)

Self-reported mental disorders by delivery

57,872

  

0

  

57,872

  

 Yes

  

2753(4.8%)

  

0

  

2753(4.8%)

 No

  

55,119(95.2%)

  

0

  

55,119(95.2%)

Family characteristics

Social deprivation: spouse’s occupation

49,311

  

8941

  

40,370

  

 Non manual

  

18,578(37.7%)

  

2013(22.5%)

  

16,565(41.0%)

 Manual

  

30,733(62.3%)

  

6928(77.5%)

  

23,805(59.0%)

Child characteristics

Sex

68,571

  

9937

  

58,634

  

 Girl

  

37,579(54.8%)

  

9074(91.3%)

  

28,505(48.6%)

 Boy

  

30,992(45.2%)

  

863(8.7%)

  

30,129(51.4%)

Birth year

68,571

1984.1(11.8)

 

9937

  

58,634

  

 1950–1974

  

9937(15.5%)

  

9937(100%)

   

 1975–1999

  

58,634(85.5%)

     

58,634(100%)

Any mental disorder

 Yes

68,571

 

1103(1.6%)

9937

 

277(2.8%)

58,634

 

826(1.4%)

 No

  

67,468(98.4%)

  

9660(97.2%)

  

57,808(98.6%)

  1. All p-values for differences between the birth year groups in the maternal, perinatal and child characteristics < .001.
  2. SD standard deviation; NA not available; kg kilogram; cm centimeter.