Japanese (n = 230) | Brazilian (n = 200) | ||||
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Mean (SD)/n (%) | Mean (SD)/n (%) | t value/χ2 value | df | p value | |
Age | 31.8(4.3) | 26.2(5.7) | -11.15 | 373.79 | <0.001* |
Gestational age(weeks) | 28.5(5.9) | 29.3(5.8) | 1.40 | 428 | 0.16 |
Elapsed time after meal intake(hour) | 3.0(2.6) | 3.1(3.1) | 4.42 | 422.53 | <0.001* |
Body height(cm) | 159.1(5.2) | 161.3(6.3) | 3.93 | 386.06 | <0.001* |
Body weight(kg) | 57.3( 7.8) | 70.97(13.1) | 12.92 | 315.00 | <0.001* |
BMI Mean (SD) body mass index (kg/m2) | |||||
Underweight | 35.0(15.2) | 8.0(4.0) | 119.6 | 3 | <0.001* |
Normal range | 140.0(60.9) | 46.0(23.0) | |||
Overweight | 34.0(14.8) | 41.0(20.5) | |||
Obese | 21.0(9.1) | 105.0(52.5) | |||
Parity | |||||
Primipara | 132.0(57.4) | 73.0(36.5) | 18.72 | 1 | <0.001* |
Pluripara | 98.0(42.6) | 127.0(63.5) | |||
Occupation | |||||
Homemaker | 169.0(73.5) | 72.0(36.0) | 109.28 | 2 | <0.001* |
Company worker | 38.0(16.5) | 128.0(64.0) | |||
Other | 23.0(10.0) | 0.0(0) |