Variables | Subcategories (If applicable) | Knowledge tool group (n = 131) N (%)*, unless otherwise indicated | Control group (n = 310) [9]† N (%)*, unless otherwise indicated | p-value |
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Reported receiving GWG counseling from HCP | To gain a specific amount or range‡ | 78 (60.5) | 90 (29.2) | <0.001§ |
To gain within IOM guidelines | 32 (51.6) | 31 (48.4) | 0.722 | |
Discussed GWG topics with HCP** | 108 (85.7) | 142 (47.2) | <0.001§ | |
Believed that there were risks in gaining excess GWG | To themselves | 95 (79.2) | 50 (63.3) | 0.014§ |
To their infants | 75 (63.6) | 42 (56.0) | 0.295 | |
Believed that there were risks in gaining inadequate GWG | To themselves | 42 (34.4) | 17 (21.3) | 0.044§ |
To their infants | 73 (62.4) | 28 (37.8) | 0.001§ | |
Reported receiving counsel to consume an amount or range of additional calories each day by HCP | 31 (24.0) | 55 (17.9) | 0.139 | |
Amount or range of additional calories recommended each day for those counseled to do so by HCP | 0-100 calories | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.7) | 0.007§ |
100-300 calories | 23 (76.7) | 23 (42.6) | ||
300-500 calories | 5 (16.7) | 6 (11.1) | ||
>500 calories | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.7) | ||
Could not recall how many calories | 2 (6.7) | 21 (38.9) | ||
Reported receiving counsel to take vitamins by HCP | 12 (98.4) | 301 (97.7) | 0.628 | |
Reported discussing nutrition/healthy eating with HCP †† | 77 (61.1) | 210 (69.1) | 0.110 | |
Reported discussing appropriate weight gain with HCP †† | 82 (65.1) | 142 (47.2) | 0.001§ | |
Reported discussing risks of gaining too much weight with HCP †† | 38 (30.4) | 79 (26.5) | 0.415 | |
Reported discussing exercise with HCP †† | Discussed | 70 (55.6) | 162 (53.8) | 0.743 |
Planned GWG | Below IOM guidelines | 43 (33.9) | 66 (24.3) | 0.124 |
Within IOM guidelines | 43 (33.9) | 100 (36.8) | ||
Above IOM guidelines | 41 (32.3) | 106 (39.0) | ||
Difference between planned GWG and reported weight gain recommendation by HCP, kg ‡‡ | Mean of differences (SD) | 0.5 (4.5) | 0.9 (3.0) | 0.536 |