Table 2.
Acculturation variables according to gestational weight gain proyecto buena salud, Western Massachusetts, 2006-2011
| |
Gestational weight gain |
Meeting IOM guidelines† |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Total weight gain (n=952) (kg) |
Rate of weight gain (n=947) (kg/week) |
Above |
Within |
Below |
p value* |
|||||
| mean | SD | Mean | SD | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| Total Sample |
14 |
6.8 |
0.36 |
0.2 |
440 |
46.3 |
295 |
31.1 |
215 |
22.6 |
|
| Psychological acculturation scale |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Low acculturation |
14.3 |
6.5 |
0.36 |
0.2 |
150 |
49.3 |
93 |
30.6 |
61 |
20.1 |
|
| Mid acculturation |
13.4 |
7.1 |
0.34 |
0.2 |
139 |
42.8 |
101 |
31.1 |
85 |
26.2 |
|
| High acculturation |
14.4 |
6.7 |
0.36 |
0.2 |
151 |
47.0 |
101 |
31.5 |
69 |
21.5 |
|
| P-value* |
0.13 |
|
0.14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.4 |
| Generation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Born in PR/DR |
13.3 |
6.7 |
0.34 |
0.2 |
178 |
42.5 |
140 |
33.4 |
101 |
24.1 |
|
| At least one parent born in PR/DR |
14.4 |
6.9 |
0.36 |
0.2 |
219 |
48.5 |
130 |
28.8 |
103 |
22.8 |
|
| Grandparents born in PR/DR |
16.3 |
5.7 |
0.41 |
0.1 |
30 |
62.5 |
13 |
27.1 |
5 |
10.4 |
|
| P-value* |
<0.01 |
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.04 |
| Birthplace |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| PR/DR born |
13.3 |
6.7 |
0.34 |
0.2 |
178 |
42.5 |
140 |
33.4 |
101 |
24.1 |
|
| US born |
14.6 |
16.9 |
0.37 |
0.2 |
250 |
49.6 |
144 |
28.6 |
110 |
21.8 |
|
| P-value* |
<0.01 |
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.09 |
| Language preference |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Spanish |
13.4 |
6.4 |
0.35 |
0.2 |
97 |
46.3 |
68 |
31.8 |
49 |
22.9 |
|
| English |
14.1 |
6.9 |
0.36 |
0.2 |
317 |
45.3 |
211 |
30.8 |
157 |
22.9 |
1.0 |
| P-value* | 0.2 | 0.4 | |||||||||
† “underweight"(BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) advised to gain 13–18 kg, “normal weight” (BMI 18.5–24.9 kg/m2).
11–16 kg, “overweight” (BMI 25–29.0 kg/m2) 7–11 kg "obese" BMI ≥30.0 kg/m2, advised to gain 5–9 kg.
Sample sizes vary slightly due to missing data.
*Statistical significance based on ANOVA and Chi-square calculations.