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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 12.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2004 Apr;28(4):525–535. doi: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802551

Table 4.

Waist circumference (WC) gain from repeated measures linear regression models for time-dependent follow-up pregnancy and birth groups stratified by race and baseline groups

Black women: WC gain (cm); mean (95% CI) time-dependent follow-up pregnancy and birth groups
White women: WC gain (cm); mean (95% CI) time-dependent follow-up pregnancy and birth groups
Baseline groups: P0: no pregnancies (referent group) P1: one or more short pregnancies B1: one birth B2: two or more births P0: no pregnancies (referent group) P1: one or more short pregnancies B1: one birth B2: two or more births
Overweight Nulliparous, n 104 29 51 37 91 19 33 21
 Minimally adjusted 6.9 (5.6, 8.2) 9.3** (7.4, 11.2) 10.6*** (9.1, 12.2) 11.6*** (9.6, 13.6) 2.5 (1.3, 3.7) 7.1*** (5.2, 9.0) 8.8*** (7.2, 10.3) 9.2*** (7.2, 11.2)
 Fully adjusted 6.8 (5.6, 8.1) 9.7** (7.8, 11.7) 10.6*** (9.0, 12.1) 11.1*** (9.1, 13.1) 2.4 (1.2, 3.5) 7.1*** (5.2, 9.0) 8.0*** (6.5, 9.5) 8.6*** (6.6, 10.6)
 Fully adjusted+weight gain 6.2 (5.6, 6.9) 7.1 (6.0, 8.2) 8.3*** (7.4, 9.1) 7.3 (6.2, 8.4) 2.7 (2.1, 3.3) 3.1 (2.1, 4.0) 4.5*** (3.7, 5.3) 4.2** (3.1, 5.2)
Normal weight Nulliparous, n 141 40 96 51 325 77 137 131
 Minimally adjusted 4.7 (3.8, 5.7) 4.3 (2.8, 5.9) 7.9*** (6.7, 9.0) 8.1*** (6.4, 9.8) 2.6 (2.2, 3.1) 2.7 (1.8, 3.6) 5.6*** (4.9, 6.3) 4.9*** (4.0, 5.7)
 Fully adjusted 4.7 (3.7, 5.7) 4.6 (3.0, 6.2) 7.7*** (6.6, 8.9) 8.3*** (6.5, 10.0) 2.7 (2.2, 3.2) 3.1 (2.0, 4.2) 5.3*** (4.6, 6.0) 4.6*** (3.8, 5.5)
 Fully adjusted + weight gain 5.8 (5.3, 6.2) 6.0 (5.1, 6.9) 7.6*** (7.0, 8.2) 8.0*** (7.0, 9.0) 3.0 (2.8, 3.2) 3.0 (2.5, 3.6) 4.9*** (4.5, 5.2) 5.2*** (4.7, 5.6)
Overweight parous, n 123 25 66 26 40 8 12 1
 Minimally adjusted 6.4 (5.2, 7.6) 4.8 (2.6, 7.0) 7.5 (6.0, 9.0) 10.8*** (8.3, 13.3) 3.8 (1.5, 6.1) 5.0 (1.1, 8.8) 7.7* (3.8. 11.6) NR
 Fully adjusted 6.1 (4.9, 7.3) 4.7 (2.4, 7.0) 7.7* (6.2, 9.2) 10.3** (7.8, 12.8) 4.6 (2.3, 7.0) 3.9 (−0.2, 8.0) 7.9 (3.8, 12.0) NR
 Fully adjusted+weight gain 5.9 (5.1, 6.6) 5.3 (4.0, 6.7) 6.7* (5.8, 7.6) 8.3** (6.8, 9.8) 3.0 (1.6, 4.3) 4.2 (1.7, 6.6) 5.7* (3.3, 8.1) NR
Normal weight Parous n 110 33 88 33 42 18 42 20
 Minimally adjusted 4.9 (3.7, 6.0) 4.6 (2.8, 6.4) 7.2*** (5.9, 8.5) 7.4* (5.4, 9.5) 4.4 (2.8, 6.0) 2.3 (0.1, 4.6) 4.3 (2.5, 6.0) 3.9 (1.3, 6.5)
 Fully adjusted 4.8 (3.7, 5.9) 4.1 (2.3, 6.0) 7.0*** (5.7, 8.3) 7.3* (5.2, 9.4) 4.5 (2.9, 6.1) 1.4* (−1.2, 4.0) 3.8 (2.0, 5.7) 2.8 (0.1, 5.5)
 Fully adjusted+weight gain 5.4 (4.7, 6.1) 6.2 (5.1, 7.3) 6.6** (5.8, 7.4) 7.3** (6.0, 8.5) 4.5 (3.6, 5.5) 3.7 (2.1, 5.3) 4.9 (3.8, 6.0) 5.1 (3.5, 6.7)
*

Pairwise comparisons to referent group (P0): P<0.05;

**

P<0.01;

***

P<0.001. n=number of subjects within groups at the end of follow-up.

Minimally adjusted models include height, weight, age, center, and time. Fully adjusted models include relevant baseline characteristics (height, weight, percent of kcal from protein, OC use, gravidity, education level, smoking status, and physical activity score) and time-dependent follow-up characteristics (number of short pregnancies, smoking status, duration of OC use, age, education, and change in physical activity), center, and time. Fully adjusted+weight gain models include time-dependent weight change during follow-up.