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