Craving | Our Cohort n = 547 | 1957 Cohort n = 600 | p-value |
Craving reported | 333 (60.8%) | 394 (65.7%) | 0.09 |
Craving by Basic Food Group* Fruits Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Bread, Cereal, Rice, and Pasta Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese Vegetable |
170 (31.1%) 115 (21.0%) 98 (17.9%) 93 (17.0%) 77 (14.1%) |
55 (13.6%) 20 (5.0%) 134 (22.3%) 9 (2.2%) 28 (6.9%) |
<0.00001 <0.00001 0.06 <0.00001 <0.00001 |
Craving prior to pregnancy | 215 (64.6%) | All answered “No” | n/a |
Craving could be forgotten | 253 (75.9%) | Almost all answered “No” | n/a |
Craving something as much | 139 (41.7%) | Almost universal “No” | n/a |
Pica | 16 (2.9%) | 54 (9.0%) | 0.00001 |