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. 2023 Mar 5;117(5):1026–1034. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.03.001

TABLE 2.

Predicted total, trimester, and weekly weight change (kg) to 38 wk for each gestational weight change latent class by prepregnancy obesity grade (n = 22,355)

Week Obesity grade 1
Obesity grade 2
Obesity grade 3
Total Trimester rate Weekly rate Total Trimester rate Weekly rate Total Trimester rate Weekly rate
Class 1 14 3.61 0.26 2.80 0.20 2.45 0.17
28 7.59 3.99 0.28 5.78 2.97 0.21 4.42 1.98 0.14
38 10.51 2.92 0.29 8.29 2.52 0.25 6.44 2.02 0.20
Class 2 14 1.56 0.11 0.89 0.06 0.14 0.01
28 6.81 5.26 0.38 4.85 3.96 0.28 2.54 2.40 0.17
38 11.28 4.46 0.45 9.20 4.35 0.44 7.31 4.78 0.48
Class 3 14 −0.59 −0.04 −1.16 −0.08 −1.65 −0.12
28 5.01 5.60 0.40 3.98 5.14 0.37 3.48 5.12 0.37
38 12.01 7.00 0.70 11.02 7.04 0.70 10.56 7.09 0.71
Class 4 14 0.23 0.02 0.38 0.03 0.56 0.04
28 8.42 8.20 0.59 8.37 7.99 0.57 6.80 6.24 0.45
38 13.92 5.50 0.55 13.81 5.44 0.54 10.63 3.83 0.38
Class 5 14 −2.65 −0.19 −3.24 −0.23 −3.20 −0.23
28 6.85 9.51 0.68 5.59 8.83 0.63 5.23 8.43 0.60
38 15.48 8.63 0.86 14.25 8.66 0.87 15.75 10.52 1.05

Values are estimates from latent class mixed model analysis. Class 1 serves as the reference group for each prepregnancy obesity grade.