Table 2 Participant demographic details
| Â | Mean (SD) or number of participants(%) |
|---|---|
Pregnancy intention | |
 Trying to conceive (TTC), no difficulty | 2 (20%) |
 Trying to conceive (TTC), difficulty | 5 (50%) |
 Not trying to conceive | 3 (30%) |
Age in years (SD), all participants | 36.1 (7.24) |
Age in years (SD), not TTC (n = 2) | 43.5 (2.12) |
Age in year (SD)s, TTC (n = 7) | 34.0 (6.76) |
Missing (n = 1) |  |
Use of complementary therapies in previous 12Â months | |
 Yes | 4 (40%) |
 No | 5 (50%) |
 Missing | 1 (10%) |
Types of complementary therapy used (n = 4) | Vitamins (2) |
Acupuncture (2) | |
Chinese herbs (1) | |
Vitamin D (1) | |
Fish oil (1) | |
Chiropractic (1) | |
Marital status | |
 Married | 5 (50%) |
 De factoa | 2 (20%) |
 Single | 2 (20%) |
 Missing | 1 (10%) |
Employment | |
 Employed full time | 9 (90%) |
 Missing | 1 (10%) |
Ethnicity/race | |
 European | 5 (50%) |
 Asian | 3 (30%) |
 Oceanic | 1 (10%) |
 Missing | 1 (10%) |
Highest educational achievement | |
 High school - Year 10 | 1 (10%) |
 TAFE or vocational college | 2 (20%) |
 Bachelor Degree | 5 (50%) |
 Postgraduate | 1 (10%) |
 Missing | 1 (10%) |
Gross weekly income (annual income) | |
 $600–799 ($31,200 - 41,599) | 1 (10%) |
 $1000–1249 ($52,000 - 64,999) | 3 (30%) |
 $1500–1999 ($78,000 - 103,999) | 5 (50%) |
 Missing | 1 (10%) |
BMI, all participants | 36.38 (SD 7.8) |
BMI, not TTC (n = 2) | 31.90 (SD 6.45) |
BMI, TTC (n = 7) | 37.66 (SD 8.1) |