Table 1 Maternal and infant characteristics (n = 114)
From: Maternal intake of methyl-group donors affects DNA methylation of metabolic genes in infants
Characteristics | Mean (SD) | Range |
Mother | ||
 Maternal age (years) | 31 (3.7) | 25–41 |
 Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 23 (3.4) | 17.9–33 |
 Gestational weight gain (kg) | 14.8 (4.1) | 5.3–28.9 |
Infant | ||
 Weight (g) | 7875.4 (877.6) | 6240–11,120 |
 Length (cm) | 67.9 (2.6) | 62–76.5 |
 Age (months) | 6.3 (0.4) | 4.6–7.2 |
| Â | % | N |
Maternal smoking (yes) | ||
 Before pregnancy | 3.5 | 4 |
 First trimester | 3.5 | 4 |
 Second trimester | 0.9 | 1 |
 Third trimester | 0.9 | 1 |
Gender | ||
 Boy | 52.6 | 60 |
 Girl | 47.4 | 54 |
Duration of breastfeeding | ||
 0 months | 7 | 8 |
 <1 month | 6.1 | 7 |
 1–3 months | 19.3 | 22 |
 3–6 months | 28.1 | 32 |
 >6 months | 39.5 | 45 |