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Table 1 Demographic characteristic of pregnant migrant workers and local pregnant women

From: Oral health status and behaviors of pregnant migrant workers in Bangkok, Thailand: a cross-sectional study

 

Pregnant migrant workers

n = 208 (%)

Local pregnant women

n = 210 (%)

p value

Age (years) mean ± SD

27.5 ± 4.9

26.2 ± 6.1

0.017*T

BMI (kg/m2) mean ± SD

22.2 ± 2.8

21.7 ± 4.0

0.188 T

Smoking N (%)

0 (0)

2 (1.0)

 

Previous preterm birth N (%)

3 (1.4)

5 (2.4)

0.724F

Work status N (%)

   

 Housewife

0 (0)

74 (35.4)

 

 Company employee

0 (0)

26 (12.4)

 

 Government employee

0 (0)

13 (6.2)

 

 Private business

0 (0)

13 (6.2)

 

 Household assistant

79 (38.0)

0 (0)

 

 Shop assistant

48 (23.1)

19 (9.0)

 

 Contractor

36 (17.3)

54 (25.7)

 

 Construction worker

25 (12.0)

3 (1.4)

 

 Factory worker

17 (8.2)

8 (3.8)

 

 Others

3 (1.4)

0 (0)

 

Monthly household income (Baht)

Median (min–max)

13,750 (5000–27,000)

20,000 (5000–81,600)

 < .001*M

Gestational age at participation N (%)

  

 < .001*C

 1st trimester

58 (27.9)

110 (51.6)

 

 2nd trimester

67 (32.2)

76 (35.7)

 

 3rd trimester

83 (39.9)

27 (12.7)

 
  1. C = p value from Chi-Square test, F = p value from Fisher’s exact Test, M = p value from Mann–Whitney U Test and T = p value form Student’s t-test
  2. *Significant at p value < 0.05