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Table 3 Maternal characteristics by year in Guatemala

From: Trends in perinatal deaths from 2010 to 2013 in the Guatemalan Western Highlands

 

2010

2011

2012

2013

Women with deliveries, N

3,869

4,088

4,073

4,570

Maternal age, N (%)

    

< 20

556 (14.4)

622 (15.2)

647 (15.9)

703 (15.4)

20-35

2,858 (73.9)

3,015 (73.8)

2,990 (73.4)

3,406 (74.6)

> 35

451 (11.7)

448 (11.0)

436 (10.7)

459 (10.0)

Maternal education, N (%)

    

No formal education

934 (24.2)

966 (23.6)

812 (19.9)

791 (17.3)

Primary

2,364 (61.2)

2,514 (61.5)

2,527 (62.0)

2,900 (63.5)

Secondary

506 (13.1)

579 (14.2)

701 (17.2)

841 (18.4)

University +

58 (1.5)

27 (0.7)

33 (0.8)

38 (0.8)

Parity, N (%)

    

0

1,062 (27.4)

1,130 (27.6)

1,185 (29.1)

1,327 (29.0)

1-2

1,341 (34.7)

1,446 (35.4)

1,476 (36.2)

1,696 (37.1)

> 2

1,466 (37.9)

1,511 (37.0)

1,412 (34.7)

1,546 (33.8)

BMI at ANC, Mean (n, std)

27.0 (874, 3.9)

26.8 (906, 3.8)

26.7 (1960, 3.8)

26.8 (2885, 3.9)