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3.5 Feasibility and effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention| 163 Table 3.5.1. Baseline characteristics of the study participants (n=206)
Cases (n=144)
Age (years) 31.6±4.2 Ethnicity
Dutch 94%(134)
Controls (n=62)
p-value
Turkish
Moroccan Education
Primary school Secondary school Higher education Unknown
3%(5) 3%(5)
8%(12) 44%(63) 44%(64) 3%(5) 58%(84)
30.7±8.8 0.31
0.03 97%(60)
Married
Primiparous 70%(101)
2%(1)
45%(28)
48%(30)
5%(3)
42%(26) 0.03 71%(44) >0.99
5%(3) 0.56
Twin pregnancy
Birth weight (grams) Breastfeeding (days) Pregnancy complication
8%(12) 2209±1137 42(0-421)
2947±868
33(0-465) 0.88
68%(42) 0.02 57%(24) 0.03 24%(15) >0.99 26%(16) 0.07
31%(5) 0.32
Preeclampsia 83%(120)
Severe (% of preeclampsia) IUGR
Gestation diabetes mellitus Insulin-dependent (% of gestational
diabetes mellitus) Gestational age at delivery (days)
Baseline measures at start of study
Weight (kg)
BMI (kg/m2)
WHR (cm/cm)
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) Blood pressure medication
76%(91) 24%(35) 15%(21) 52%(11)
242±31
81±20 28.3±6.6 0.83±0.06 120±12 77±10 9%(13)
263±20
<0.001
- 3%(2)
0.05
75±16 0.02 26.4±5.4 0.05 0.82±0.06 0.14
112±13
71±9 0.001
6%(4) 0.78
<0.001
<0.001
Numbers in Mean ± SD, Median(Range) or %(n), significance is calculated with ANOVA (means), Mann-Whitney-U(medians) or Chi-Square(%).
Feasibility
The proportion of eligible women that completed the intervention was 94/407 (23%). Figure 3.5.2 shows the inclusion, participation and adherence to the study. Of the eligible women 41% declined participation (43% in the