A potential role for insulin treatment during pregnancy in reducing postpartum psychological distress in maternal obesity: an administrative population health study

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of mothers at the time of delivery by weight group

Variable	Levels	Lean		Obesity
Variable	Levels	N	%	N	%
Weight group		17,975		9908
Maternal age groups at the start of Pregnancy	15–19	2678	14.90	703	7.10
	20–25	4369	24.31	2480	25.03
	26–30	5039	28.03	3088	31.17
	30–35	4144	23.05	2537	25.61
	36 +	1745	9.71	1100	11.10
Mean maternal age (Mean, Standard Deviation)		27.19	6.37	28.32	5.73
Income quintiles	Urban Lowest (U1)	2363	13.15	1160	11.71
	U2	2422	13.47	1225	12.36
	U3	2274	12.65	1071	10.81
	U4	2364	13.15	976	9.85
	Urban Highest (U5)	2401	13.36	671	6.77
	Rural Lowest (R1)	1475	8.21	1415	14.28
	R2	1149	6.39	1023	10.32
	R3	982	5.46	679	6.85
	R4	1078	6.00	827	8.35
	Rural Highest (R5)	1349	7.50	828	8.36
	Not Found	118	0.66	33	0.33
Insulin received during pregnancy		42	0.23	238	2.40

Mothers with pre-existing type I or type II diabetes mellitus or with pre-existing mood/anxiety disorders were excluded. The number (N) and percentages (%) are shown unless otherwise specified

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