Table 4 The relationship of PPBMI with maternal total weight gain, postpartum weight retention, parity, baby's birth weight, and baby nutrition pattern
Qualitative Variables | BMI | Person chi-square | p-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than normal | Normal | Above normal | Fat | Total | ||||
Total Weight gain | Inadequate | 5(4.8%) | 52(49.5%) | 27(25.7%) | 21(20.0%) | 105(26.4%) | 31.16 | < 0.001 |
Adequate | 7(5.1%) | 64(47.1%) | 49(36.0%) | 16(11.8%) | 136(34.3%) | |||
Excessive | 5(3.2%) | 37(23.7%) | 71(45.5%) | 43(27.6%) | 156(39.3%) | |||
Retained Postpartum Weight | < 1.5 kg (n %) | 4(1.8%) | 83(36.9%) | 87(38.7%) | 51(22.7%) | 225(56.7%) | 47.55 | < 0.001 |
1.5-3kg (n %) | 5(6.7%) | 27(36.0%) | 29(38.7%) | 14(18.7%) | 75(18.9%) | |||
3–4.5 kg (n %) | 0(0.0%) | 8(30.8%) | 8(30.8%) | 10(38.5%) | 26(6.5%) | |||
4.5–6 kg (n %) | 0(0.0%) | 15(51.7%) | 14(48.3%) | 0(0.0%) | 29(7.3%) | |||
> 6kg (n %) | 8(19.0%) | 20(47.6%) | 9(21.4%) | 5(11.9%) | 42(10.6%) | |||
Para | 1–2 | 16 (5.6%) | 123(42.9%) | 114(39.7%) | 34(11.8%) | 287(72.3%) | 46.84 | < 0.001 |
3–4 | 1(1.0%) | 27(26.7%) | 31(30.7%) | 42(41.6%) | 101(25.4%) | |||
> 4 | 0(0.0%) | 3(33.3%) | 2(22.2%) | 4(44.4%) | 9(2.3%) | |||
Birth Weight | < 2500 | 2(8.3%) | 10(41.7%) | 9(37.5%) | 3(12.5%) | 24(6.0%) | 3.37 | .761 |
2500- 4000 | 15(4.2%) | 139(38.5%) | 134(37.1%) | 73(20.2%) | 361(90.9%) | |||
> 4000 | 0(0.0%) | 4(33.3%) | 4(33.3%) | 4(33.3%) | 12(3.0%) | |||
Baby Food | Breast milk | 17(5.4%) | 122(38.6%) | 116(36.7%) | 61(19.3%) | 316(79.6%) | 16.43 | .012 |
Breast milk & Formula | 0(0.0%) | 31(39.7%) | 31(39.7%) | 16(20.5%) | 78(19.6%) | |||
Formula | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 3(100%) | 3(0.8%) | |||