Women’s recall of health care provider counselling on gestational weight gain (GWG): a prospective, population-based study

Table 3 Odds Ratios for the relationship between women’s recall of prenatal advice and gestational weight gain

	Inadequate GWG				Excessive GWG
	uOR	95% CI	aOR	95% CI	uOR	95% CI	aOR	95% CI
Felt comfortable asking for advice	0.78	0.3-2.4	0.74	0.2-2.6	1.28	0.5-3.5	1.49	0.5-4.5
Received satisfactory answer	0.82	0.4-1.6	0.83	0.4-1.7	1.18	0.6-2.2	1.20	0.6-2.3
Domains of prenatal counselling
Nutrition	0.96	0.8-1.2	0.91	0.7-1.2	0.98	0.8-1.2	0.93	0.7-1.2
Vitamins/mineral supplements	1.29	0.9-1.7	1.31	0.9-1.8	0.94	0.7-1.2	0.88	0.6-1.2
Alcohol consumption	1.18	1.0-1.5	1.13	0.9-1.4	1.13	0.9-1.4	1.07	0.9-1.3
Exercise/active living	1.08	0.9-1.3	1.07	0.8-1.4	1.08	0.9-1.3	1.02	0.8-1.3
Appropriate weight gain	0.97	0.7-1.2	0.94	0.7-1.2	1.07	0.9-1.3	1.00	0.8-1.2
Working during pregnancy	1.16	0.9-1.4	1.11	0.9-1.4	1.20	1.0-1.5	1.13	0.9-1.4
Non-/prescription drugs	0.99	0.8-1.2	0.94	0.7-1.2	0.91	0.7-1.1	0.84	0.7-1.0
Smoking during pregnancy	1.09	0.9-1.4	1.00	0.9-1.3	1.09	0.9-1.3	1.05	0.8-1.3

Reference category: adequate weight gain
uOR, unadjusted odd ratio, univariate analyses; aOR adjusted odds ratio, multivariate analyses, adjusting for maternal age, pre-pregnancy BMI, parity, ethnicity, income, time in Canada, education, number of prenatal visits

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