Table 4 Gestational body mass index and choline intake in pregnant women in central South Africa: the NuEMI study 2018–2019
Sample prevalence (N = 636) | Choline intake < 450 mg | Choline intake ≥ 450 mg | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Gestational body mass index | 0.086 | ||||||
Underweight (≥ 10 to < 19.8 kg/m2) | 42 | 6.6 | 36 | 85.7 | 6 | 14.3 | |
Normal weight (≥ 19.8 to < 26.1 kg/m2) | 155 | 24.4 | 139 | 89.7 | 16 | 10.3 | |
Overweight (≥ 26.1 to < 29 kg/m2) | 77 | 12.1 | 68 | 88.3 | 9 | 11.7 | |
Obese (≥ 29 kg/m2) | 362 | 56.9 | 295 | 81.5 | 67 | 18.5 | |