Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study population divided by declared prior knowledge of gut microbiota
Total population (N = 1076) | Have you ever heard of the gut microbiota | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (N = 196) | Yes (N = 880) | ||||
Median [IQR]; N (%) | Median [IQR]; N (%) | Median [IQR]; N (%) | |||
Age, y | 33 [31–36] | 33 [30–35] | 34 [31–37] | 0.005 | |
Level of education | Primary school | 1 (0,1) | 1 (0,5) | - | 0.000 |
Secondary school | 32 (3,0) | 13 (6,6) | 19 (2,2) | ||
High school | 294 (27,3) | 85 (43,4) | 209 (23,7) | ||
University degree | 749 (69,6) | 97 (49,5%) | 652 (74,1%) | ||
Currently working | No | 163 (15,1) | 36 (18,4) | 127 (14,4) | 0.165 |
Yes | 913 (84,9) | 160 (81,6) | 753 (85,6) | ||
Parity | Multiparous | 421 (39,1) | 81 (41,3) | 340 (38,6) | 0.485 |
Primiparous | 655 (60,9) | 115 (58,7) | 540 (61,4) | ||
Currently pregnant | No | 895 (83,2) | 170 (86,7) | 725 (82,4) | 0.141 |
Yes | 181 (16,8) | 26 (13,3) | 155 (17,6) | ||