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. 2025 May 14;15(5):e092439. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092439

Table 3. Logistic regression analysis of body composition levels during early pregnancy and postpartum weight retention.

Quartiles of body composition level
Variables Quartile 1 Quartile 2 Quartile 3 Quartile 4 P for trend Per 1 SD increase
PBF, % <21.80 21.80–25.36 25.36–28.90 >28.90
N (case/total) 76/170 64/167 54/168 35/168
 Model 1 Ref. 0.77 (0.50 to 1.19) 0.59 (0.38 to 0.91) 0.33 (0.20 to 0.52) 0.168 0.63 (0.53 to 0.74)
 Model 2 Ref. 1.01 (0.62 to 1.65) 0.69 (0.41 to 1.17) 0.49 (0.24 to 0.99) 0.638 0.71 (0.55 to 0.91)
FM, kg <10.60 10.60–14.05 14.05–17.10 >17.10
N (case/total) 78/169 67/168 50/168 34/168
 Model 1 Ref. 0.77 (0.50 to 1.19) 0.49 (0.31 to 0.77) 0.30 (0.18 to 0.48) 0.318 0.59 (0.49 to 0.71)
 Model 2 Ref. 0.96 (0.58 to 1.58) 0.70 (0.41 to 1.18) 0.36 (0.17 to 0.76) 0.757 0.65 (0.50 to 0.85)
FFM, kg <37.90 37.90–40.33 40.33–42.40 >42.40
N (case/total) 71/177 76/168 41/160 41/168
 Model 1 Ref. 1.23 (0.80 to 1.89) 0.51 (0.32 to 0.82) 0.48 (0.30 to 0.76) 0.009 0.68 (0.57 to 0.81)
 Model 2 Ref. 1.15 (0.72 to 1.82) 0.70 (0.43 to 1.14) 0.73 (0.42 to 1.25) 0.364 0.82 (0.67 to 1.00)
LM, kg <34.30 34.30–37.04 37.04–39.60 >39.60
N (case/total) 79/177 61/167 48/162 41/167
 Model 1 Ref. 0.71 (0.46 to 1.10) 0.52 (0.33 to 0.82) 0.40 (0.25 to 0.64) 0.154 0.70 (0.59 to 0.83)
 Model 2 Ref. 0.77 (0.48 to 1.22) 0.74 (0.45 to 1.21) 0.61 (0.35 to 1.07) 0.311 0.87 (0.71 to 1.06)

Data are presented as ORs with corresponding 95% CIs. ‘P for trend’ is the trend effect value obtained by including body composition quartiles as ordinal variables in the regression model. ‘Per 1 SD increase’ represents the effect value of postpartum weight retention risk corresponding to each SD increase in body composition.

Model 1: without adjustment.

Model 2: adjusted for early pregnancy BMI, maternal age, ethnicity, household registration type, education level, gravidity, parity, GWG.

Bold values represent statistical significance (P<0.05).

BMI, body mass index; FFM, fat-free mass; FM, fat mass; GWG, gestational weight gain; LM, lean mass; PBF, percentage of body fat.