Predicted mean child weight-for-length z-scores from birth to 3 years associated with gestational weight gain categories based on the 2009 IOM recommendations in the Pregnancy, Infection, and Nutrition 3 Study (n=412).
Predicted mean child WLZ from birth (age 0 years) to 3 years are based on the adjusted linear mixed model for WLZ displayed in Table 2. Categories of gestational weight gain designated as I=inadequate; A=adequate; EI=excessive I; EII=excessive II.