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Table 1 Description of the weight and body mass index (BMI) variables in the Brazilian Maternal and Child Nutrition Consortium (BMCNC) and in the Brazilian Food and Nutritional Surveillance System (SISVAN)

From: Agreement between self-reported pre-pregnancy weight and measured first-trimester weight in Brazilian women

 

BMCNC dataset

SISVAN dataset

Weight and BMI variables

Mean (SD)

Minimum; Maximum

Mean (SD)

Minimum; Maximum

30–94 days

 Self-reported pre-pregnancy weight

62.4 (13.0)

30; 120

63.8 (13.6)

33.0; 128.0

 First trimester weight

64.0 (13.1)

34.9; 116.8

65.0 (13.8)

36.6; 121.5

 Difference between weightsa

1.6 (3.8)

−21.1; 23.5

1.2 (2.8)

−8.7; 15.8

 Self-reported pre-pregnancy BMIb

24.4 (4.6)

12.9; 46.9

25.0 (5.0)

12.6; 56.6

 First trimester BMIb

25.1 (4.6)

14.4; 45.8

25.4 (5.0)

12.6; 56.9

 Difference between BMIa

0.6 (1.48)

−7.1 – 8.7

−0.5 (1.1)

− 0.9; 4.1

30–60 days

 Self-reported pre-pregnancy weight

63.2 (12.9)

30; 115

64.2 (13.5)

33.0; 126.0

 First trimester weight

64.6 (13.1)

35.8; 113.8

65.3 (13.7)

36.6; 120.0

 Difference between weightsa

1.4 (3.5)

−21.1; 19.5

1.1 (2.6)

−8.7; 15.8

 Self-reported pre-pregnancy BMIb

24.6 (4.6)

13.9; 45.7

25.0 (4.9)

12.6; 53.0

 First trimester BMIb

25.1 (4.7)

14.4; 45.8

25.4 (5.0)

12.6; 53.3

 Difference between BMIa

0.5 (1.3)

−7.1 – 8.0

−0.4 (1.0)

−7.4; 4.1

30–45 days

 Self-reported pre-pregnancy weight

64.2 (12.5)

40; 112

64.6 (13.7)

33.0; 124.0

 First trimester weight

65.6 (12.5)

36; 113.8

65.6 (13.7)

36.6; 119.0

 Difference between weightsa

1.4 (3.2)

−16.0; 18.0

1.0 (2.5)

−8.7; 15.8

 Self-reported pre-pregnancy BMIb

24.9 (4.5)

16.4; 40.4

25.1 (4.9)

12.6; 53.0

 First trimester BMIb

25.5 (4.5)

16.0; 40.2

25.5 (5.0)

12.6; 53.3

 Difference between BMIa

0.6 (1.3)

−5.5 – 7.8

−0.4 (1.0)

−7.4; 4.0

  1. Notes: a Difference was calculated as: first trimester weight/BMI – self-reported weight/BMI. b There is a small difference in the sample size for the calculation of BMI due to missing data in height in the BMCNC dataset (n = 5381 for 30–94 days, n = 1617 for 30–60 days, n = 480 for 30–45 days). SISVAN Brazilian Food and Nutritional Surveillance System, BMCNC Brazilian Maternal and Child Nutrition Consortium, SD Standard deviation