Table 2

A comparison between the total Dutch female population and the study population


Total Dutch population
Study population


Period 2001
Period 2002
Period 2003
Period 2001
(N = 2892)
Period 2002
(N = 3567)
Period 2003
(N = 1061)

BMI
%*
%*
%*
%
%
%
     - Underweight (<18.5)
5.3
4.9
3.0
2,9
3,2
3,5
     - Normal weight (18.5–24.9)
70.3
71.9
71.2
66,8
68,5
70,4
     - Overweight (25.0–29.9)
18.5
17.8
18.0
21,3
20,3
18,9
     - Extreme overweight (> = 30)
5.9
5.4
7.8
9,1
8,1
7,2

Smoking
%*
%*
%*
%
%
%
     - Current/before pregnancy
35.7
34.0
33.3
29.7
29.3
31.7

Pregnancy-related factors

Mean age mother






     - Total pregnancies
30.8
30.9
31.0
31.1
31.7
32.4
     - First pregnancies
29.2
29.2
29.3
29.6
30.2
30.9

Child
%
%
%
%
%
%
     - Boy
51.2
51.3
51.4
51.0
52.2
50.5
     - Girl
48.8
48.7
48.6
49.0
47.8
49.5

Number of pregnancies:
%
%
%
%
%
%
     - First
46.3
45.8
45.5
44,6
41,0
41.0
     - Second
36.3
36.7
36.9
35,6
37,2
37.3
     - Third
12.3
12.5
12.6
13,6
14,7
13.9
     - Fourth or more
5.1
5.0
5.0
6,2
7,1
7.8

Multiple pregnancy
%
%
%
%
%
%
     - Twin
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.0
0.9
1.1

* Age-group comparable to study-population

Bastiaanssen et al. BMC Public Health 2005 5:1   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-5-1