Table 1 Maternal and gestational characteristics in different groups of gestational weight gain according to IOM criteria, (n = 124)
From: Gestational weight gain and body composition of full-term newborns and infants: a cohort study
Mother characteristics | Gestational Weight Gain | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Insufficientc (n = 31) | Appropriatea (n = 42) | Excessive b (n = 51) | ||
Mean (±SD) or n (%) | Mean (± SD) or n (%) | Mean (±SD) or n (%) | ||
Maternal age (years) | 29.4 (± 7.98) | 29.81 (± 6.71) | 28.12 (± 7.20) | 0.503 |
Number of prenatal visits | 9.10 (± 2.83) | 12.54 (± 14.45) | 9.63 (± 2.14) | 0.181 |
Pre-gestational BMI (kg/m2) | 23.99 (± 5.23) | 24.31 (± 4.06) | 27.01 (± 5.07) | 0.006 |
White | 11 (35.5%) | 17 (40.5%) | 20 (40.0%) | 0.624 |
Works outside the home | 12 (38.7%) | 20 (47.6%) | 23 (45.1%) | 0.743 |
Smoker | 2 (6.5%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (5.9%) | 0.261 |
Married | 24 (80.0%) | 39 (92.9%) | 42 (82.4%) | 0.481 |
C-section | 14 (45.2%) | 20 (47.6%) | 27 (52.9%) | 0.653 |
Gestational hypertension | 6 (19.4%) | 7 (16.7%) | 25 (49.0%) | 0.001 |
Gestational diabetes | 8 (25.8%) | 5 (11.9%) | 7 (13.7%) | 0.232 |
Pre-gestational nutritional status | 0.121 | |||
Low weight | 3 (9.7%) | 1 (2.4%) | 1 (2.0%) | |
Eutrophic | 18 (58.1%) | 24 (57.1%) | 19 (37.3%) | |
Overweight | 7 (22.6%) | 13 (31.0%) | 21 (41.2%) | |
Obese | 3 (9.7%) | 4 (9.5%) | 10 (19.6%) | |