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Table 5 Maternal and neonatal primary outcomes

From: Developing a complex intervention for diet and activity behaviour change in obese pregnant women (the UPBEAT trial); assessment of behavioural change and process evaluation in a pilot randomised controlled trial

 

Control

Intervention

Comparison

Treatment effect

P value

Maternal

n = 75

n = 79

 

(95% CI)

 

GDM

24 (32%)

22 (28%)

Risk difference

−4% (−19 to 13)

0.574

   

Risk ratio

0.87 (0.54 to 1.41)

Neonatal

n = 84

n = 86

   

LGA

7 (8%)

7 (8%)

Risk difference

0% (−8 to 8)

0.982

   

Risk ratio

0.99 (0.36 to 2.7)

 

>4 Kg

16 (19%)

13 (15%)

Risk difference

−4% (−15 to 8)

0.518

  1. Abbreviations: GDM Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by IADPSG criteria, LGA Large for Gestational Age Delivery defined as ≥ 90th customized birthweight centile [26]. Customized centiles are adjusted for maternal age, height, weight, ethnic group, gestational age and gender. Weight adjustment for women with BMI ≥ 30 Kg/m2 (all women in study) is based on a notional weight corresponding to a BMI of 29.9 Kg/m2.
  2. Continuous variables are given as mean (SD) with Mean Difference & 950025 CI. Binary outcomes are n (%), with Risk Difference and risk ratio.