Adherence to nutritional and physical activity guidelines around the time of pregnancy age, education, ethnicity, BMI and pregnancy intention
| Age | Education | Ethnicity | BMI | Pregnancy intention | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 15–29 | 30–39 | 40–51 | 2nd level | 3rd level | Irish | Other | <20 | 20–25 | >25 | No | Yes | |
| 718 (100) | 167 (23.3) | 510 (71.1) | 40 (5.6) | 126 (17.6) | 590 (82.4) | 571 (80.7) | 137 (19.4) | 26 (3.8) | 464 (67.1) | 202 (29.2) | 138 (79.3) | 579 (80.8) | |
| Diet* | |||||||||||||
| Carbohydrates | 179 (25.5) | 26 (16.3) | 139 (27.8) | 15 (35.0) | 30 (25.2) | 147 (25.5) | 136 (24.2) | 40 (30.8) | 10 (41.7) | 118 (26.1) | 43 (21.6) | 29 (21.6) | 149 (26.3) |
| Fruit and vegetables | 567 (80.9) | 119 (74.4) | 419 (83.8) | 28 (70.0) | 83 (69.8) | 479 (83.0) | 438 (78.1) | 120 (92.3) | 21 (87.5) | 361 (79.7) | 162 (81.4) | 102(76.1) | 464 (82.0) |
| Dairy | 192 (27.8) | 48 (30.6) | 136 (27.5) | 8 (20.0) | 30 (25.9) | 161 (28.2) | 156 (28.3) | 36 (27.7) | 5 (21.7) | 112 (25.0) | 63 (32.1) | 40 (30.1) | 152 (27.2) |
| Protein | 224 (32.0) | 43 (26.9) | 168 (33.6) | 12 (30.0) | 30 (25.2) | 192 (33.3) | 187 (33.3) | 33 (25.4) | 5 (20.8) | 153 (33.8) | 55 (27.6) | 41 (30.6) | 183 (32.3) |
| Fats and oils | 168 (24.0) | 42 (26.3) | 119 (23.8) | 7 (17.5) | 25 (21.0) | 142 (24.6) | 125 (22.3) | 38 (29.2) | 6 (25.0) | 108 (23.8) | 47 (23.6) | 23 (17.2) | 145 (25.6) |
| Top shelf | 54 (7.7) | 18 (11.3) | 33 (6.6) | 3 (7.5) | 8 (6.7) | 46 (7.8) | 42 (7.5) | 11 (8.5) | 1 (4.2) | 33 (7.3) | 15 (7.5) | 9 (6.7) | 45 (8.0) |
| Total† | 1 (0.1) | 0 | 1 (0.2) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.5) | 0 | 1 (0.2) |
| Folate | 183 (26.1) | 40 (25.0) | 135 (27.0) | 8 (20.0) | 31 (26.1) | 151 (26.2) | 131 (23.4) | 51 (39.2) | 8 (33.3) | 120 (26.5) | 48 (24.1) | 35 (26.1) | 147 (26.0) |
| Vitamin D | 6 (0.9) | 2 (1.3) | 4 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.8) | 4 (0.7) | 2 (0.4) | 3 (2.3) | 0 | 5 (1.1) | 0 | 1 (0.8) | 4 (0.7) |
| Iron | 252 (36.0) | 54 (33.8) | 186 (37.2) | 12 (30.0) | 45 (37.8) | 204 (35.4) | 184 (32.8) | 66 (50.8) | 11 (45.8) | 169 (37.3) | 64 (32.2) | 44 (32.8) | 207 (36.6) |
| Calcium | 123 (17.6) | 31 (19.4) | 86 (17.2) | 6 (15.0) | 25 (21.0) | 96 (16.6) | 79 (14.1) | 42 (32.3) | 3 (12.5) | 83 (18.3) | 33 (16.6) | 26 (19.4) | 96 (17.0) |
| Exercise‡ | 88 (12.3) | 22 (13.2) | 61 (12.0) | 4 (10.0) | 14 (11.3) | 74 (12.6) | 73 (12.8) | 14 (10.4) | 3 (11.5) | 68 (14.7) | 13 (6.4) | 13 (9.5) | 75 (13.0) |
*Carbohydrate consumption of six or more servings per day, fruit and vegetable consumption of five or more servings per day, dairy consumption of two portions per day, protein consumption of three portions per day, fats and oils consumption of two portions per day and less than one serving per day of top shelf items (foods high in sugar, salt and fat).
†Adherence to all seven food group guidelines.
‡Physical activity guidelines of moderate intensity exercise for five or more days.
BMI, body mass index.