Table 1 Basic demographics of the study participants.
From: Multivariate fetal growth trajectory modeling and its association with maternal fatty acids
Selected characteristics | stable falling (n = 116) | stable increasing (n = 394) | high stable increasing (n = 92) | dramatically falling (n = 53) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 28.85 ± 3.44 | 28.6 4 ± 3.61 | 28.96 ± 3.85 | 28.51 ± 3.88 | 0.820 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.02 ± 2.53 | 21.52 ± 3.05 | 21.98 ± 3.01 | 21.06 ± 2.75 | 0.086 |
Income (%) | 0.918 | ||||
< 2000 ¥ / month | 20 (17.2%) | 78 (19.8%) | 16 (17.4%) | 8 (15.1%) | |
< 4000 ¥ / month | 40 (34.5%) | 137 (34.8%) | 33 (35.9%) | 23 (43.4%) | |
< 7000 ¥ / month | 38 (32.8%) | 130 (33.0%) | 28 (30.4%) | 17 (32.1%) | |
< 10,000 ¥ / month | 18 (15.5%) | 49 (12.4%) | 15 (16.3%) | 5 (9.4%) | |
Education, years | 15.92 ± 1.97 | 15.52 ± 1.99 | 15.48 ± 2.06 | 15.66 ± 1.48 | 0.238 |
Occupations (%) | 0.420 | ||||
full time work | 27 (23.3%) | 89 (22.6%) | 17 (18.5%) | 11 (20.8%) | |
part time work | 60 (51.7%) | 188(47.7%) | 49 (53.3%) | 33 (62.3%) | |
student | 29 (25.0%) | 117 (29.7%) | 26 (28.3%) | 9 (17.0%) | |
No smoking /drinking (%) | 116 (100.0%) | 393 (99.7%) | 90 (97.8%) | 53 (100.0%) | 0.069 |
Marriage (%) | 115(99.1%) | 390 (99.0%) | 89 (96.7%) | 53 (100.0%) | 0.252 |
Han ethnic groups (%) | 113 (97.4%) | 385 (97.7%) | 89 (96.7%) | 52 (98.1%) | 0.945 |
Docosahexaenoic acid | 69.96 ± 20.62 | 71.37 ± 24.48 | 70.42 ± 21.18 | 69.00 ± 23.96 | 0.868 |
Eicosapentaenoic acid | 10.58 ± 8.11 | 10.84 ± 8.37 | 10.36 ± 7.17 | 8.57 ± 5.31 | 0.277 |
α-linolenic acid | 27.83 ± 11.60 | 29.14 ± 14.42 | 29.40 ± 14.02 | 28.19 ± 11.19 | 0.777 |
Docosapentenoic acid | 11.18 ± 4.30 | 11.40 ± 4.19 | 11.31 ± 3.59 | 10.07 ± 2.91 | 0.164 |
γ-linolenic acid | 8.78 ± 5.60 | 9.06 ± 5.85 | 7.86 ± 4.30 | 7.02 ± 2.99 | 0.059 |
Arachidonic acid | 174.43 ± 53.12 | 177.72 ± 50.24 | 172.12 ± 43.41 | 168.33 ± 42.44 | 0.493 |
Docosatetraenoic acid | 6.47 ± 2.11 | 6.60 ± 2.19 | 6.45 ± 1.63 | 6.04 ± 1.50 | 0.314 |
Eicosadienoic acid | 9.46 ± 3.36 | 9.94 ± 3.52 | 10.08 ± 3.59 | 9.98 ± 3.34 | 0.541 |
Eicosatrienoic acid | 73.63 ± 30.48 | 78.37 ± 34.87 | 74.56 ± 26.69 | 71.36 ± 26.31 | 0.277 |
Linoleic acid | 745.89 ± 178.64 | 742.36 ± 159.78 | 763.84 ± 167.07 | 743.97 ± 142.79 | 0.728 |
Arachidic acid | 5.88 ± 1.71 | 6.16 ± 1.78 | 6.04 ± 1.58 | 6.12 ± 1.60 | 0.461 |
Docosanoic acid | 13.84 ± 4.55 | 14.62 ± 4.89 | 14.76 ± 4.67 | 14.95 ± 3.85 | 0.352 |
Eicosaenoic acid | 5.41 ± 4.03 | 5.55 ± 2.49 | 5.56 ± 2.78 | 4.85 ± 1.66 | 0.387 |
Hexadecenoic acid | 25.85 ± 12.80 | 25.26 ± 12.40 | 23.87 ± 9.35 | 22.06 ± 8.28 | 0.183 |
Hexadecanoic acid | 472.34 ± 106.66 | 470.94 ± 110.16 | 465.78 ± 100.85 | 448.37 ± 86.78 | 0.512 |
Lignoceric acid | 10.31 ± 3.94 | 10.67 ± 3.90 | 10.97 ± 3.81 | 11.25 ± 3.24 | 0.435 |
Octadecenoic acid | 379.36 ± 96.31 | 378.60 ± 96.57 | 372.96 ± 85.52 | 351.14 ± 82.30 | 0.237 |
Octadecanoic acid | 147.88 ± 33.86 | 150.60 ± 31.80 | 152.83 ± 31.86 | 147.99 ± 24.70 | 0.665 |
Tetracosenic acid | 34.98 ± 13.51 | 36.35 ± 13.26 | 35.88 ± 12.83 | 33.54 ± 10.59 | 0.433 |
Tetradecanoic acid | 13.26 ± 8.17 | 13.24 ± 7.90 | 12.29 ± 5.50 | 12.64 ± 6.96 | 0.707 |
