Acculturation and gestational weight gain in a predominantly puerto rican population

Table 3 Beta coefficients and standard errors from a linear regression model for weight gain;proyecto buena salud, Western Massachusetts, 2006-2011

	Total weight gain (kg)						Rate of weight gain (kg/wk)
	(n=952)						(n=947)
	Unadjusted model			Adjusted model			Unadjusted model			Adjusted model
	B	SE	p value	B	SE	p value	B	SE	p value	B	SE	p value
Psychological Acculturation Scale
Continuous acculturation score¹	0.12	0.3	0.71	0.15	0.3	0.65	0.003	0.009	0.76	0.005	0.009	0.58
Low acculturation²	referent			referent			referent			referent
Mid acculturation	-.09	0.5	0.10	−0.9	0.5	0.10	−0.02	0.01	0.11	−0.02	0.01	0.11
High acculturation	0.1	0.5	0.85	0.07	0.5	0.89	0.002	0.01	0.85	0.003	0.01	0.79
Generation³
Born in PR/DR	referent			referent			referent			referent
At least one parent born in PR/DR	1.1	0.5	0.02	0.9	0.4	0.04	0.02	0.01	0.05	0.03	0.01	0.03
Grandparents born in PR/DR	3.0	1.0	<0.01	2.2	1.0	0.03	0.07	0.03	<0.01	0.06	0.03	0.02
Birthplace⁴
PR/DR born	referent			referent			referent			referent
US Born	1.2	0.4	<0.01	1.0	0.4	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.03	0.01	0.01
Language preference⁵
Spanish	referent			referent			referent			referent
English	0.7	0.5	0.19	0.09	0.5	0.86	0.01	0.01	0.32	0.003	0.01	0.81

Adjusted for age, parity, education, physical activity, gestational age and perceived stress.
Adjusted for age, gestational age and perceived stress.
Adjusted for age, parity, perceived stress, gestational age and prepregnancy weight.
Adjusted for age, parity, gestational age and prepregnancy weight.
Adjusted for age, parity, gestational age and prepregnancy weight.

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