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Table 3 Mean birth weight (g) by maternal quintile of net GWG (n = 522)

From: Is birth weight the major confounding factor in the study of gestational weight gain?: an observational cohort study

 

Birth weight

Significance of BW difference compared to quintile 3, t-test (p)

Quintile 1 GWG − 7.8 to 5.0 kg (n = 104)

3548 (2160 to 4590)

0.45

Quintile 2 GWG 5.1 to 7.6 kg (n = 105)

3529 (2635 to 4720)

0.28

Quintile 3 GWG 7.7 to 9.7 kg (n = 104)

3596 (2166 to 5120)

n/a

Quintile 4 GWG 9.8 to 12.9 kg (n = 105)

3591 (2720 to 4860)

0.93

Quintile 5 GWG 13.0 to 24.8 kg (n = 104)

3606 (2685 to 4860)

0.88