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Table 3 Associations between rate of weight gain (kg/week) during pregnancy and birth outcomes (univariable and multivariable regression)

From: Postnatal growth outcomes and influence of maternal gestational weight gain: a prospective cohort study in rural Vietnam

Birth outcomes

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted*

 

Mean or number

[SD] or (%)

Coefficient

(95% CI)

P value

Coefficient

(95% CI)

P value

Birthweight (grams)

3169.4

[391.4]

479.0

(290.3 to 667.6)

<0.001

532.3

(339.8 to 724.9)

<0.001

Head circumference (cm)

32.7

[2.11]

0.38

(-1.17 to 1.94)

0.63

0.35

(-1.21 to 1.91)

0.66

Length (cm)

49.1

[2.59]

2.29

(0.38 to 4.20)

0.02

2.41

(0.49 to 4.33)

0.02

  1. *Adjusted for maternal education, maternal body mass index, supplement arm, and cluster randomisation.
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