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. 2008 Dec 22;8:54. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-8-54

Table 2.

Odds ratios and predicted prevalences (in selected subgroups) of excessive gestational weight gain calculated from multivariable logistic regression model*

Pre-pregnancy weight status perception
Normal weight women Overweight/obese women
Accurate assessors n = 898 Overassessors n = 131 Accurate assessors n = 438 Underassessors n = 70
Multivariable odds ratios (95% CI) 1.0 (Referent) 2.0 (1.3, 3.0) 2.9 (2.2, 3.9) 7.6 (3.4, 17.0)

Participant characteristics modeled† Predicted prevalence of excessive gestational weight gain (prevalence ratio)
 Aged 23 y, non-white, parous, lower income, less education§ 37% 54% (1.5) 64% (1.7) 82% (2.2)
 Aged 23 y, white, parous, lower income, less education§ 45% 62% (1.4) 70% (1.6) 86% (1.9)
 Aged 32 y, white, nulliparous, higher income, well-educated || 49% 66% (1.3) 74% (1.5) 88% (1.8)

* Data from 1537 mothers participating in Project Viva.

† All groups were married, employed, non-smokers, and had mean pre-pregnancy BMI and gestation length.

‡ Prevalence ratios compare predicted prevalence in each category with normal weight accurate assessors who had the same participant characteristics.

§Household income less than or equal to $40,000 per year, some college or less.

|| Household income more than $40,000 per year, college degree.