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Table 2 Frequency of intake of different legumes and risk of SGA

From: Maternal dietary consumption of legumes, vegetables and fruit during pregnancy, does it protect against small for gestational age?

Frequency of intake

Casesn (%)

Controlsn (%)

OR (95% CI)

aORa (95% CI)

Lentils

 Never

21 (4.1)

19 (3.7)

1 (ref.)

1 (ref.)

 1–3 times per month

81 (15.6)

85 (16.4)

0.85 (0.43–1.68)

0.81 (0.38–1.71)

 Once per week

406 (78.4)

396 (76.5)

0.91 (0.49–1.70)

0.81 (0.41–1.60)

  > Once per week

10 (1.9)

18 (3.5)

0.50 (0.19–1.35)

0.41 (0.14–1.22)

Kidney beans

 Never

134 (25.9)

106 (20.5)

1 (ref.)

1 (ref.)

 1–3 times per month

145 (28.0)

141 (27.2)

0.80 (0.57–1.14)

0.84 (0.57–1.23)

  ≥ Once+ per week

239 (46.1)

271 (52.3)

0.70 (0.51–0.95)

0.67 (0.48–0.94)

Chickpeas

 Never

52 (10.0)

46 (8.9)

1 (ref.)

1 (ref.)

 1–3 times per month

129 (24.9)

140 (24.9)

0.81 (0.51–1.30)

0.79 (0.47–1.31)

  ≥ Once per week

337 (65.1)

332 (64.1)

0.89 (0.58–1.39)

0.83 (0.51–1.33)

Peas

 Never

170 (32.8)

152 (29.3)

1 (ref.)

1 (ref.)

 1–3 times per month

184 (35.5)

188 (36.3)

0.86 (0.63–1.16)

0.84 (0.61–1.18)

 Once per week

148 (28.6)

158 (30.5)

0.83 (0.60–1.14)

0.78 (0.55–1.10)

  > Once per week

16 (3.1)

20 (3.9)

0.69 (0.34–1.41)

0.59 (0.27–1.28)

Legumes, g/day in quintiles

 Q1 (≤ 16.4 g/d)

112 (21.6)

104 (20.1)

1 (ref.)

1 (ref.)

 Q2 (16.5–23.6)

115 (22.2)

104 (20.1)

1.04 (0.72–1.54)

1.07 (0.70–1.64)

 Q3 (23.7–28.3)

115 (22.2)

103 (19.9)

1.05 (0.71–1.56)

1.16 (0.76–1.77)

 Q4 (28.4–33.0)

97 (18.7)

104 (20.1)

0.89 (0.60–1.32)

0.88 (0.58–1.36)

 Q5 (>  33.0)

79 (15.3)

103 (19.9)

0.72 (0.49–1.07)

0.68 (0.44–1.04)

P for trend

0.050

0.020

  1. a Adjusted for preeclampsia, education, smoking, gain weight per week during pregnancy, fish intake and previous preterm/low birthweight newborn