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. 2024 Aug 21;63(8):2911–2920. doi: 10.1007/s00394-024-03473-0

Table 2.

Maternal diet consumption and adherence to the Mediterranean Diet by gestational weight gain (GWG) adequacy

Gestational weight gain (GWG) adequacy p-value
Adequate GWG Excess GWG Low GWG
MID Adherence Score category without alcohol 0.008
 Lower Score 33 (48%) 31 (72%) 24 (36%)
 Medium Score 13 (19%) 3 (7%) 15 (23%)
 Higher Score 23 (33%) 9 (21%) 27 (41%)
Daily Fruits Consumption 0.57
 Inadequate 21 (30%) 13 (33%) 13 (20%)
 Average 40 (58%) 22 (56%) 44 (68%)
 Adequate 8 (12%) 4 (10%) 8 (12%)
Daily Vegetables Consumption < 0.001
 Inadequate 7 (10%) 11 (28%) 8 (12%)
 Average 59 (87%) 23 (57%) 43 (65%)
 Adequate 2 (3%) 6 (15%) 15 (23%)
Weekly Legumes Consumption 0.36
 Inadequate 27 (40%) 15 (37%) 17 (26%)
 Average 29 (43%) 21 (51%) 39 (59%)
 Adequate 12 (18%) 5 (12%) 10 (15%)
Daily CEREAL consumption 0.93
 Inadequate 13 (19%) 8 (19%) 12 (18%)
 Average 39 (57%) 23 (53%) 33 (50%)
 Adequate 17 (25%) 12 (28%) 21 (32%)
Weekly Fish Consumption 0.37
 Inadequate 32 (49%) 17 (44%) 21 (33%)
 Average 31 (48%) 21 (54%) 39 (61%)
 Adequate 2 (3%) 1 (3%) 4 (6%)
Daily Meat Consumption 0.11
 Less than 1 portion 38 (56%) 19 (45%) 30 (46%)
 1 to 1.5 portion 28 (41%) 16 (38%) 31 (48%)
 >1.5 portion 2 (3%) 7 (17%) 4 (6%)
Daily milk and milk product Consumption 0.25
 Less than 1 portion 26 (38%) 15 (35%) 18 (28%)
 1 to 1.5 portion 35 (51%) 17 (40%) 36 (55%)
 >1.5 portion 8 (12%) 11 (26%) 11 (17%)
Olive Oil Consumption 0.50
 Occasional 7 (10%) 5 (12%) 4 (6%)
 Regular 50 (72%) 26 (60%) 45 (68%)
 Frequent 12 (17%) 12 (28%) 17 (26%)