From: Prevalence and determinants of preconception folic acid use: an Italian multicenter survey
Characteristic | No. of womena | ||
---|---|---|---|
n | % | ||
Maternal age (years) | |||
<25 | 130 | 5.9 | |
25–29 | 404 | 18.5 | |
30–34 | 724 | 33.1 | |
35–39 | 660 | 30.2 | |
40 or more | 209 | 9.5 | |
Parity | |||
0 | 1,246 | 56.9 | |
1 | 730 | 33.3 | |
2 | 171 | 7.8 | |
3 or more | 42 | 1.9 | |
Educational level | |||
Primary school | 331 | 15.1 | |
Secondary school | 960 | 43.9 | |
University | 890 | 40.7 | |
Marital status | |||
No partner | 213 | 9.7 | |
Married/cohabiting | 1,957 | 89.4 | |
Citizenship | |||
Non-Italian | 319 | 14.6 | |
Italian | 1,867 | 85.3 | |
Working activity | |||
Studying | 106 | 4.8 | |
Working | 1,683 | 76.9 | |
Working at home | 283 | 12.9 | |
Not working | 94 | 4.3 | |
Pregnancy intention | |||
Unintended | 121 | 5.5 | |
Mistimed | 646 | 29.5 | |
Intended | 1,392 | 63.6 | |
Preconception health visit | |||
No | 1,266 | 57.8 | |
Yes | 907 | 41.4 | |
Infertility treatment | |||
No | 2,001 | 91.4 | |
Ovulation inductor use, no ART | 31 | 1.4 | |
ART | 128 | 5.8 | |
Maternal smoking before pregnancy | |||
No | 1,614 | 73.7 | |
Yes | 575 | 26.3 | |
BMI before pregnancy | |||
Underweight | 180 | 8.2 | |
Normal weight | 1,573 | 71.9 | |
Pre-obese | 303 | 13.8 | |
Obese | 122 | 5.6 | |
Chronic disease | |||
No | 1,959 | 89.5 | |
Yes | 208 | 9.5 |