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Table 2 Adherence to IOM guidelines for gestational weight gain based upon early pregnancy BMI (sub-sample of women with recorded height only, n = 200)

From: Gestational weight gain among American Samoan women and its impact on delivery and infant outcomes

   

Adherence to IOM guidelines for gestational weight gain

Early pregnancy BMI (13 weeks)

n

Mean gestational weight gain (kgs)

Under recommended gain n (%)

Within IOM guidelines n (%)

Above recommended gain n (%)

Normal weight (<26 kg/m2)

26

16.33 ± 6.01

4 (14.3)

11 (39.3)

13 (46.4)

Overweight (26 - < 32 kg/m2)

68

15.13 ± 4.68

3 (4.4)

12 (17.6)

53 (77.9)

Obese (>32 kg/m2)

104

15.09 ± 5.34

3 (2.9)

11 (10.6)

90 (86.5)

Total

200

15.28 ± 5.22

10 (5.0)

34 (17.0)

156 (78.0)

  1. Institute of Medicine guidelines for gestational weight gain: Normal weight 11.4-15.9 kg; Overweight 6.8-11.4 kg; Obese 5.0-9.1 kg. BMI cut-offs used here are Polynesian specific cut-offs which correspond to the WHO standards of BMI 25 and 30 kg/m2 for overweight and obesity respectively.