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Table 4 Cardiometabolic risk factors stratified for lifestyle variables for mothers

From: Prevalences of cardiometabolic risk and lifestyle factors in young parents: evidence from a German birth cohort study

Mothers (n = 599)

 

Obesity

Arterial hypertension

Type 2 diabetes mellitus

 

yes

no

 

yes

no

 

yes

no

 

Smoking

n

%

n

%

pa

n

%

n

%

pa

n

%

n

%

pa

 never

36

49.3

310

58.9

0.119

13

46.4

333

58.3

0.214

6

42.9

340

58.1

0.253

 formerly or currently

37

50.7

216

41.1

15

53.6

238

41.7

8

57.1

245

41.9

Fruits consumption

n

%

n

%

pa

n

%

n

%

pa

n

%

n

%

pa

 daily

37

50.7

344

65.4

0.014

19

67.9

362

63.4

0.632

6

42.9

375

64.1

0.103

 not daily

36

49.3

182

34.6

9

32.1

209

36.6

8

57.1

210

35.9

Vegetables consumption

n

%

n

%

pa

n

%

n

%

pa

n

%

n

%

pa

 daily

33

45.2

271

51.5

0.312

15

53.6

289

50.6

0.760

7

50.0

297

50.8

0.955

 not daily

40

54.8

255

48.5

13

46.4

282

49.4

7

50.0

288

49.2

Alcohol consumption

n

%

n

%

pb

n

%

n

%

pb

n

%

n

%

pb

 none or moderate

71

97.3

487

92.6

0.212

23

82.1

535

93.7

0.036

12

85.7

546

93.3

0.248

 risky

2

2.7

39

7.4

5

17.9

36

6.3

2

14.3

39

6.7

Sports

n

%

n

%

pa

n

%

n

%

pa

n

%

n

%

pb

  > 2 hours/week

10

13.7

131

24.9

0.034

4

14.3

137

24.0

0.237

4

28.6

137

23.4

0.749

  < 2 hours/week

63

86.3

395

75.1

24

85.7

434

76.0

10

71.4

448

76.6

  1. achi-square-test conducted
  2. b fisher-exact-test conducted