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Table 6 Risk of infant overweight/obesity (weight-for-length ≥85th percentile) at 12 months based upon gestational weight gain

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

  

ORinfant being overweight/obese vs. normal weight at 12 months (95% CI)

Predictor

SD

0

1

2

3

Gestational weight gain (13–28 weeks) (z-score)

1.00

0.98 (0.79, 1.22)

0.98 (0.79, 1.22)

0.96 (0.77, 1.21)

0.91 (0.72, 1.16)

Gestational weight gain (28–40 weeks) (z-score)

1.00

1.13 (0.91, 1.41)

1.09 (0.87, 1.37)

1.09 (0.87, 1.38)

1.00 (0.79, 1.28)

Maternal age (years)

5.63

-

0.97 (0.76, 1.23)

0.94 (0.74, 1.19)

0.88 (0.68, 1.13)

Parity

N/A

-

0.96 (0.85, 1.08)

0.93 (0.82, 1.05)

0.90 (0.79, 1.02)

Estimated weight at 13 weeks (kg)

17.86

-

-

1.34 (1.10, 1.62)

1.23 (1.01, 1.51)

Infant birthweight (g)

475.23

-

-

-

1.88 (1.51, 2.33)

  1. OR are presented per SD change in predictors (except parity); conditional weight gain variables.