Table 1 General characteristics of women across tertiles of mediterranean diet Score.
Tertiles of Mediterranean Diet Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 (n = 88) | T2 (n = 70) | T3 (n = 85) | P-value* | |
Score range | 0–3 | 4 | 5–8 | |
Age (year) | 29.80 ± 6.24 | 30.75 ± 6.59 | 31.50 ± 5.83 | 0.198 |
Gestational weight gain (kg) | 12.71 ± 5.69 | 12.75 ± 5.48 | 13.04 ± 5.92 | 0.921 |
Physical activity (MET hours/week) | 142.14 ± 69.55 | 134.44 ± 65.64 | 123.64 ± 59.34 | 0.174 |
Educational level | 0.099 | |||
≤ Diploma | 66 (39.8) | 49 (29.5) | 51 (30.7) | |
>Diploma | 22 (28.6) | 21 (27.3) | 34 (44.2) | |
Occupation | 0.146 | |||
Housewife | 80 (37.9) | 62 (29.4) | 69 (32.7) | |
Employed | 8 (25.0) | 8 (25.0) | 16 (50.0) | |
Socioeconomic status | 0.706 | |||
Low | 21 (32.3) | 20 (30.8) | 24 (36.9) | |
Moderate | 39 (39.4) | 30 (30.3) | 30 (30.3) | |
High | 28 (35.4) | 20 (25.3) | 31 (39.2) | |
Parity | 0.561 | |||
Primiparous | 38 (35.8) | 34 (32.1) | 34 (32.1) | |
Multiparous | 50 (36.5) | 36 (26.3) | 51 (37.2) | |
Pre-pregnancy BMI status | 0.683 | |||
Under & Normal weight | 41 (36.3) | 32 (28.3) | 40 (35.4) | |
Overweight | 37 (40.2) | 25 (27.2) | 30 (32.6) | |
Obese | 10 (26.3) | 13 (34.2) | 15 (39.5) | |
Smoking status | 0.161 | |||
Never | 81 (34.8) | 68 (29.2) | 84 (36.1) | |
Former | 6 (75.0) | 1 (12.5) | 1 (12.5) | |
Current | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Preterm birth | 0.274 | |||
Yes | 8 (27.6) | 7 (24.1) | 14 (48.3) | |
No | 80 (37.4) | 63 (29.4) | 71 (33.2) | |
GDM | 0.036 | |||
Yes | 13 (27.7) | 10 (21.3) | 24 (51.1) | |
No | 75 (38.3) | 60 (30.6) | 61 (31.1) | |
Family history of diabetes | 0.768 | |||
Yes | 25 (32.9) | 23 (30.3) | 28 (36.8) | |
No | 63 (37.7) | 47 (28.1) | 57 (34.1) | |
Multivitamin use | 0.322 | |||
Yes | 75 (38.5) | 55 (28.2) | 65 (33.3) | |
No | 13 (27.1) | 15 (31.3) | 20 (41.7) | |
Infant sex | 0.632 | |||
Boy | 43 (38.4) | 29 (25.9) | 40 (35.7) | |
Girl | 45 (34.4) | 41 (31.3) | 45 (34.4) | |
