Table 2 Distribution of maternal characteristics included in the present analysis of the 2015 Pelotas birth cohort, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Characteristics | Women that had antenatal care N (%) N = 4172a |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
≤ 19 | 602 (14.4) |
20–29 | 1.982 (47.5) |
30–39 | 1.466 (35.1) |
≥ 40 | 122 (3.0) |
Maternal education (complete years of schooling) | |
0–4 | 365 (8.8) |
5–8 | 1.050 (25.1) |
9–11 | 1.447 (34.7) |
12 + | 1.310 (31.4) |
Marital status | |
Without partner | 575 (13.8) |
With partner | 3.597 (86.2) |
Skin color | |
White | 2.954 (70.8) |
Black/brown | 1.187 (28.5) |
Other | 31 (0.7) |
Family income (quintiles) | |
Lowest/first | 813 (19.5) |
Second | 827 (19.8) |
Third | 846 (20.3) |
Fourth | 844 (20.2) |
Highest/fifth | 841 (20.2) |
Parity | |
Primiparous | 2.088 (50.1) |
≥ 2 children | 2.083 (49.9) |
Diseases during pregnancy (high blood pressure and/or diabetesb) | |
Yes | 1.279 (30.7) |
Smoking during pregnancy | |
Yes | 661 (15.9) |
Alcohol use during pregnancy | |
Yes | 302 (7.2) |
Type of health care provider | |
Public | 1.389 (44.8) |
Private | 1.712 (55.2) |
The same professional performed the ANC | |
Yes | 2.221 (53.2) |