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Table 1 Maternal characteristics associated with GWG in three trimesters and its relationship with IOM recommendations

From: The impact of gestational weight gain on fetal and neonatal outcomes: the Araraquara Cohort Study

Charateristics

1st trimester

2st trimestre

3rd trimestre

Age (years )

27 (22.1–31.8)

 

Maternal Education (years )

11(10–11)

Number of Previous delivery †

1 (1–2)

Number of people per room

0.6 (0.5–0.8)

Per Capita Income in Brazilian Real (R$) †

667 (409–1000)

Race

 

 White

753 (45.9)

 Non-white

889 (54.1)

Marital Status, n(%)

 

 Married or in a stable relationship

1440 (87.7)

 Single, separated, or widowed

202 (12.3)

Pre-gestational BMI (kg /m²) †

25.7 (22.2–30.4)

  

Gestational BMI (kg /m²) †

25.8 (22.2–30.2)

27.4 (24.0-31.5)

28.8 (25.6–32.9)

Gestational Age (weeks) †

13.6 (12.3–15.3)

23.6 (22.1–25.1)

33(31.7–34.1)

Physical Activity

   

 Adequate

181 (11)

143 1 (8.7)

181 (11)

 Inadequate

578 (35.2)

578 (35.2)

578 (35.2)

Smoking †

   

 No

1513 (92.1)

1422 (86.6)

1308 (79.7)

 Yes

129 (7.0)

97 (5.9)

79 (4.8)

Alcohol Consumption

   

 No

1309 (79.7)

1384 (84.3)

1288 (78.4)

 Yes

333 (20.3)

135 (8.2))

99 (6.0)

Diabetes, n(%) †

   

 No

1560 (95.0)

1395 (85.0)

1233 (75.1)

 Yes

82 (5.0)

123 (7.5)

159 (9.7)

Hypertension

   

 No

1526 (92.9)

1405 (85.6)

1281 (78.0)

 Yes

116 (7.1)

113 (6.9)

111 (6.8)

Urinary Tract Infection

   

 No

1449 (88.2)

1414 (86.1)

1306 (79.5)

 Yes

193 (11.8)

104 (6.3)

86 (5.2)

Cervicitis/Vaginitis

   

 No

1531 (93.2)

1424 (86.7)

1322 (80.5)

 Yes

111 (6.8)

94 (5.7)

70 (4.3)

hs-CRP (ng/mL)

6.0 (3.1–11.6)

6.1 (3.4–11.6) †

5 (3–10) †

Hemoglobin (g/dL) †

12.5 (11.9–13.1)

11.8 (11.3–12.4)

11.8 (11.3–12.4)

Glycated Hemoglobin %

5.1 (4.9–5.3)

4.9 (4.6–5.1)

5 (5–5)

Fasting Insulin (uUI/mL) †

7.0 (5–11)

8.0 (6–12)

10 (7–14)

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

173 (151–197)

210 (184–239)

226 (195–258)

HDL-c (mg/dL)

56.0 (48–64.0) †

61.0 (53–71) †

58 (50–68)

LDL-c (mg/dL)

95.0 (77–113)

116.0 (95.5–139)

127 (101–156)

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

104 (81–134)

146 (113–185)

186 (147–230) †

  1. The data is presented as number (percentage) and median with interquartile range (25th percentile − 75th percentile)
  2. † Statistical differences observed between gestational weight gain groups, tested with: Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous variables and χ2 test, Fisher’s test for categorical variables
  3. Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. 1 Brazilian Real (R$) equals approximately 4.9 US dollars (US$)