Table 1.

Characteristics of 6671 Healthy Pregnant Women Included in the Present Study From the Danish National Birth Cohort

n%
Maternal age at birth of the child (y)
    Median (IQR)30(27–33)
    <30328949.3
    ≥30338250.7
Parity
    Nulliparous330649.6
    Multiparous336550.4
Year of blood sampling
    1997–2000476171.4
    2001–2002191028.6
Geographical residencea
    East (mild ID)250037.6
    West (moderate ID)414462.4
Smoking in the pregnancyb
    No490873.6
    Yesc176126.4
Prepregnancy alcohol intake (units per week)d
    <1236435.5
    ≥1429564.5
Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2)e
    Median (IQR)22.5(20.6–25.2)
    <18.53154.8
    ≥18.5 and <25452668.9
    ≥25 and <30122018.6
    ≥30 (obesity)5037.7
Originf
    Born in Denmark652697.9
    Not born in Denmark1422.1
n%
Maternal age at birth of the child (y)
    Median (IQR)30(27–33)
    <30328949.3
    ≥30338250.7
Parity
    Nulliparous330649.6
    Multiparous336550.4
Year of blood sampling
    1997–2000476171.4
    2001–2002191028.6
Geographical residencea
    East (mild ID)250037.6
    West (moderate ID)414462.4
Smoking in the pregnancyb
    No490873.6
    Yesc176126.4
Prepregnancy alcohol intake (units per week)d
    <1236435.5
    ≥1429564.5
Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2)e
    Median (IQR)22.5(20.6–25.2)
    <18.53154.8
    ≥18.5 and <25452668.9
    ≥25 and <30122018.6
    ≥30 (obesity)5037.7
Originf
    Born in Denmark652697.9
    Not born in Denmark1422.1

IQR, interquartile range (25th–75th percentile); ID, iodine deficiency.

a

Information obtained from Statistic Denmark, missing (n = 27) not included.

b

Information self-reported in the pregnancy interview (did you smoke in the pregnancy? yes/no), missing (n = 2) not included.

c

Still smoking at the time of the interview (n = 1146).

d

Information self-reported in the pregnancy interview, missing (n = 12) not included.

e

Information from self-reported prepregnancy weight and height, missing (n = 107) not included.

f

Information obtained from Statistic Denmark, missing (n = 3) not included.

Table 1.

Characteristics of 6671 Healthy Pregnant Women Included in the Present Study From the Danish National Birth Cohort

n%
Maternal age at birth of the child (y)
    Median (IQR)30(27–33)
    <30328949.3
    ≥30338250.7
Parity
    Nulliparous330649.6
    Multiparous336550.4
Year of blood sampling
    1997–2000476171.4
    2001–2002191028.6
Geographical residencea
    East (mild ID)250037.6
    West (moderate ID)414462.4
Smoking in the pregnancyb
    No490873.6
    Yesc176126.4
Prepregnancy alcohol intake (units per week)d
    <1236435.5
    ≥1429564.5
Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2)e
    Median (IQR)22.5(20.6–25.2)
    <18.53154.8
    ≥18.5 and <25452668.9
    ≥25 and <30122018.6
    ≥30 (obesity)5037.7
Originf
    Born in Denmark652697.9
    Not born in Denmark1422.1
n%
Maternal age at birth of the child (y)
    Median (IQR)30(27–33)
    <30328949.3
    ≥30338250.7
Parity
    Nulliparous330649.6
    Multiparous336550.4
Year of blood sampling
    1997–2000476171.4
    2001–2002191028.6
Geographical residencea
    East (mild ID)250037.6
    West (moderate ID)414462.4
Smoking in the pregnancyb
    No490873.6
    Yesc176126.4
Prepregnancy alcohol intake (units per week)d
    <1236435.5
    ≥1429564.5
Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2)e
    Median (IQR)22.5(20.6–25.2)
    <18.53154.8
    ≥18.5 and <25452668.9
    ≥25 and <30122018.6
    ≥30 (obesity)5037.7
Originf
    Born in Denmark652697.9
    Not born in Denmark1422.1

IQR, interquartile range (25th–75th percentile); ID, iodine deficiency.

a

Information obtained from Statistic Denmark, missing (n = 27) not included.

b

Information self-reported in the pregnancy interview (did you smoke in the pregnancy? yes/no), missing (n = 2) not included.

c

Still smoking at the time of the interview (n = 1146).

d

Information self-reported in the pregnancy interview, missing (n = 12) not included.

e

Information from self-reported prepregnancy weight and height, missing (n = 107) not included.

f

Information obtained from Statistic Denmark, missing (n = 3) not included.

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