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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Sep 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Midwifery Womens Health. 2023 Mar 13;68(4):490–498. doi: 10.1111/jmwh.13480

Table 3.

Associations Between Pregnancy-Related Weight Changes and Internalized Weight Bias and Depressive Symptoms (n = 208).

Model Summary
Parameter Estimates
Criterion Predictor df F P Value R2 B SE t P Value

Internalized weight bias Gestational weight gain 9193 5.67 <.001 .21 −0.01 0.01 1.26 .210
Postpartum weight retention 9194 14.71 <.001 .41 0.08 0.01 8.35 <.001
Depressive symptoms Gestational weight gain 8200 4.61 <.001 .16 0.01 0.03 0.38 .705
Postpartum weight retention 9196 4.97 <.001 .19 0.11 0.04 2.67 .008
Internalized weight bias 8200 12.47 <.001 .33 1.54 0.21 7.23 <.001

Note: Covariates included in models of internalized weight bias include participant age, level of education, marital status, annual household income, parity, route of birth, gestational age of infant at birth, and the infant’s age at time of study participation. Covariates included in models of depressive symptoms include participant age, level of education, income, route of birth, marital status, employment status, and gestational age of infant at birth.