Table 1 Demographic characteristics.
Characteristics | Not sure about LEA N = 63 | No to LEA N = 58 | Yes to LEA N = 129 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), mean (SD) | 30.3 (3.8) | 29.9 (3.7) | 31.7 (3.4) | < 0.005 |
Ethnicity, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Chinese | 33 (52.4) | 22 (38.0) | 92 (71.9) | |
Malay | 19 (30.2) | 28 (48.3) | 22 (17.2) | |
Indian | 3 (4.8) | 2 (3.4) | 5 (3.9) | |
Others | 8 (12.6) | 6 (10.3) | 9 (7.0) | |
Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 75.0 (16.1) | 72.9 (14.0) | 71.4 (11.3) | 0.32 |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 29.1 (5.2) | 29.5 (6.5) | 27.9 (4.2) | 0.53 |
Marital status, n (%) | 0.75 | |||
Single | 1 (1.6) | 2 (3.4) | 3 (2.3) | |
Married | 62 (98.4) | 56 (96.6) | 126 (97.7) | |
Children, n (%) | 0.10 | |||
No | 50 (82.0) | 37 (64.9) | 92 (71.3) | |
Yes | 11 (18.0) | 20 (35.1) | 37 (28.7) | |
Current pregnancy, n (%) | < 0.01 | |||
Unplanned | 25 (40.3) | 17 (30.4) | 20 (15.7) | |
Planned, natural | 32 (51.6) | 34 (60.7) | 91 (71.7) | |
Planned, assisted | 5 (8.1) | 5 (8.9) | 16 (12.6) | |
Gestational age (weeks), mean (SD) | 39.2 (1.0) | 39.2 (1.0) | 39.2 (0.9) | 0.91 |
Highest education, n (%) | 0.91 | |||
Post-secondary and below | 9 (14.5) | 8 (14.8) | 15 (12.5) | |
Post-graduate | 53 (85.5) | 46 (85.2) | 105 (87.5) | |
Occupation, n (%) | 0.02 | |||
Homemaker/unemployed | 30 (49.2) | 24 (44.5) | 40 (31.7) | |
Self-employed | 8 (13.1) | 10 (18.5) | 12 (9.6) | |
Professional | 23 (37.7) | 20 (37.0) | 74 (58.7) | |
Housing type, n (%) | 0.64 | |||
Public | 52 (91.2) | 42 (87.5) | 103 (92.0) | |
Private | 5 (8.8) | 6 (12.5) | 9 (8.0) | |
Housing status, n (%) | 0.47 | |||
Rented | 6 (11.3) | 7 (16.3) | 10 (9.5) | |
Owned | 47 (88.7) | 36 (83.7) | 95 (90.5) |
