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Table 1 The association between reported dietary intake during pregnancy and weight retention at 12 months postpartum

From: Lifestyle intervention to prevent excessive maternal weight gain: mother and infant follow-up at 12 months postpartum

Dietary component

Unadjusted effect size (95 % CI)

Pa

Adjusted effect size (95 % CI)

Pb

Energy intake (100 kcal/day)

    

 16th-18th week

0.10 (−0.05, 0.26)

0.180

0.09 (−0.07, 0.24)

0.283

 36th-38th week

0.05 (−0.12, 0.23)

0.564

0.02 (−0.16, 0.20)

0.818

 Change

0.06 (−0.11, 0.23)

0.499

0.06 (−0.12, 0.24)

0.495

Fat (g/day)

    

 16th-18th week

0.02 (−0.01, 0.05)

0.306

0.01 (−0.02, 0.04)

0.461

 36th-38th week

0.01 (−0.02, 0.04)

0.598

0.00 (−0.03, 0.04)

0.844

 Change

0.00 (−0.03, 0.04)

0.797

0.00 (−0.03, 0.04)

0.861

Carbohydrates (g/day)

    

 16th-18th week

0.01 (−0.00, 0.02)

0.254

0.01 (−0.01, 0.02)

0.340

 36th-38th week

0.00 (−0.01, 0.01)

0.918

−0.00 (−0.01, 0.01)

0.744

 Change

0.00 (−0.01, 0.02)

0.542

0.00 (−0.01, 0.02)

0.577

Protein (g/day)

    

 16th-18th week

0.03 (−0.00, 0.07)

0.086

0.03 (−0.01, 0.07)

0.129

 36th-38th week

0.04 (−0.01, 0.08)

0.111

0.04 (−0.00, 0.08)

0.081

 Change

0.02 (−0.02, 0.06)

0.372

0.03 (−0.02, 0.07)

0.212

Fibre (g/day)

    

 16th-18th week

0.01 (−0.08, 0.10)

0.777

−0.01 (−0.10, 0.09)

0.881

 36th-38th week

−0.02 (−0.11, 0.08)

0.688

−0.04 (−0.13, 0.06)

0.461

 Change

0.02 (−0.09, 0.13)

0.695

0.01 (−0.10, 0.13)

0.820

  1. Data from 233 women, 170 women and 168 women were available for the 16th-18th week, 36th-38th week and dietary change analyses respectively
  2. Effect sizes from regression models as estimated marginal mean difference (95 % CI)
  3. aunadjusted model
  4. blinear mixed model adjusted for practice (random factor), maternal age, pre-pregnancy BMI, time of follow-up and group