TABLE 2.
Maternal diet during intervention, compared by study arm1
| Low-GL diet (n = 22) | Low-fat diet (n = 19) | P | |
| Carbohydrate (% of energy) | 48.8 ± 8.1 | 52.3 ± 9.6 | 0.21 |
| Protein (% of energy) | 21.9 ± 4.3 | 21.2 ± 5.0 | 0.62 |
| Fat (% of energy) | 30.5 ± 8.1 | 27.9 ± 6.8 | 0.27 |
| Saturated fat (% of energy) | 9.6 ± 2.8 | 9.1 ± 2.6 | 0.59 |
| Glycemic index2 | 51.8 ± 6.9 | 58.0 ± 4.3 | 0.002 |
| GL2 (g/1000 kcal) | 56.3 ± 15.2 | 69.1 ± 11.9 | 0.005 |
| Fiber (g/1000 kcal) | 16.5 ± 5.0 | 13.4 ± 4.5 | 0.05 |
| Energy (kcal) | 1641 ± 461 | 1665 ± 266 | 0.84 |
1
Values are mean ± SDs compared by Student's t test. GL, glycemic load. Dietary intake was assessed by 24-h dietary recall interview administered between 32 and 36 wk of pregnancy.
2
See Subjects and Methods for more details.