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Table 4 Factors determining the risk of inadequate and excessive GWG (adjusted)

From: Factors associated with gestational weight gain: a cross-sectional survey

Variables

Gestational weight gain

Inadequate (N = 100)

Adequate (N = 207)

Excessive (N = 151)

Age

 < 30 years

1.0

 

1.0

 ≥30 years

1.30 (0.70–2.44)

1.0

1.67 (0.97–2.88)

p value

0.410

 

0.065

Pre-pregnancy BMI

 < 18.5 kg/m2

2.61 (1.17–5.78)

1.0

0.20 (0.04–0.94)

p value

0.018

 

0.041

 18.5–24.9 kg/m2

1.0

 

1.0

 ≥25.0 kg/m2

0.88 (0.21–3.73)

1.0

7.00 (2.87–17.08)

p value

0.872

 

<0.001

Place of residence

 city

1.0

 

1.0

 town

0.70 (0.34–1.44)

1.0

1.27 (0.65–2.49)

p value

0.330

 

0.488

 village

0.68 (0.36–1.29)

1.0

1.13 (0.62–2.08)

p value

0.240

 

0.689

Education

 university

1.0

 

1.0

 secondary school

1.41 (0.75–2.65)

1.0

0.86 (0.46–1.59)

p value

0.289

 

0.627

 lower

1.82 (0.52–6.42)

1.0

1.70 (0.54–5.39)

p value

0.350

 

0.365

Having adequate money to buy necessary food

 yes

1.0

 

1.0

 no

-*

1.0

1.09 (0.20–6.04)

p value

 

0.924

Smoking

 non-smokers

1.0

 

1.0

 passive smokers

0.88 (0.47–1.63)

1.0

0.96 (0.54–1.70)

p value

0.683

 

0.879

 current smokers

1.64 (0.64–4.20)

1.0

1.08 (0.39–2.98)

p value

0.305

 

0.878

 women who quit smoking after conception

2.08 (0.24–18.02)

1.0

7.32 (1.39–38.56)

p value

0.506

 

0.019

Persistent vomiting

 no

1.0

 

1.0

 yes, in the 1st trimester of pregnancy

0.90 (0.51–1.60)

1.0

0.63 (0.37–1.08)

p value

0.732

 

0.094

 yes, during the whole pregnancy

0.48 (0.13–1.79)

1.0

0.44 (0.12–1.60)

p value

0.276

 

0.214

Parity

 first

1.0

 

1.0

 second

0.91 (0.47–1.77)

1.0

0.74 (0.42–1.29)

p value

0.789

 

0.289

 third or subsequent labour

0.39 (0.16–0.96)

1.0

0.37 (0.16–0.84)

p value

0.042

 

0.018

Unhealthy DP

 Q1

1.0

 

1.0

 Q2

1.43 (0.68–3.00)

1.0

0.62 (0.26–1.04)

p value

0.342

 

0.066

 Q3

1.45 (0.65–3.21)

1.0

0.97 (0.49–1.95)

p value

0.362

 

0.942

 Q4

1.15 (0.49–2.71)

1.0

1.00 (0.48–2.08)

p value

0.754

 

0.996

Varied DP

 Q1

1.0

 

1.0

 Q2

1.53 (0.76–3.09)

1.0

1.41 (0.70–2.85)

p value

0.234

 

0.332

 Q3

1.04 (0.49–2.21)

1.0

1.38 (0.69–2.78)

p value

0.916

 

0.367

 Q4

0.83 (0.36–1.80)

1.0

1.85 (0.92–2.78)

p value

0.640

 

0.085

Prudent DP

 Q1

1.0

 

1.0

 Q2

1.27 (0.60–2.69)

1.0

0.70 (0.35–1.39)

p value

0.532

 

0.301

 Q3

0.62 (0.28–1.39)

1.0

0.72 (0.38–1.39)

p value

0.247

 

0.329

 Q4

1.38 (0.66–2.91)

1.0

0.47 (0.23–0.97)

p value

0.394

 

0.033

  1. The numbers in bold indicate statistically significant results, DP represents dietary pattern, Q represents quartile, * represents the number of individuals in the category ‘having adequate money to buy necessary food, answer “no”, and the reference group is “adequate” GWG