Table 1.
Patient characteristics. Quantitative variables were expressed in average ± standard deviation and qualitative variables in numbers and percentage.
| Groups BMI§WG | BMI kg/m² | P | Weight gain (kg) | P | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <20 | 20–24.9 | 25–29.9 | ≥30 | <8 | 8–16 | >16 | |||
| n = 102 | n = 871 | n = 348 | n = 87 | n = 530 | n = 777 | n = 101 | |||
| Age (y ± sd) | 25 ± 5.7 | 26 ± 6.3 | 28 ± 6.2 | 29 ± 6.2 | <0.01* | 26.75 ± 6.7 | 27.36 ± 6 | 28 ± 6 | 0.1 |
| Residence n (%) | <0.01* | <0.003* | |||||||
| Urban | 43 (42.3) | 323 (37.1) | 161 (46.4) | 40 (46) | 183 (32.3) | 34 (60) | 43 (7.6) | ||
| Rural | 59 (57.8) | 548 (62.9) | 186 (53.6) | 47 (54) | 347 (41.3) | 435 (51.8) | 58 (6.9) | ||
| Monthly income n (%) | 0.41 | 0.68 | |||||||
| <5000 DH | 98 (96) | 81 (93.1) | 328 (94.3) | 84 (96.6) | 500 (37.9) | 728 (55.1) | 93 (7) | ||
| >5000 DH | 4 (3.9) | 60 (6.9) | 20 (5.7) | 3 (3.4) | 30 (34.5) | 49 (56.3) | 8 (9.2) | ||
| Multiparity | 53 (52) | 542 (62.3) | 241 (69.5) | 70 (81.4) | <0.01* | 318 (35.1) | 511 (56.4) | 77 (8.5) | <0.01* |
| Fundal height cm ± sd | 30 ± 3.5 | 31 ± 3.5 | 32 ± 3.5 | 34 ± 4.6 | <0.01* | 31 ± 3.3 | 32.5 ± 3.5 | 35.4 ± 4.4 | <0.01* |
| Size (cm ± sd) | 164 ± 6 | 161 ± 5.3 | 160 ± 5.6 | 159 ± 8.9 | <0.01 | 160 ± 5.9 | 161.9 ± 5.6 | 165.1 ± 5.2 | <0.01* |
| Birth weight g ± sd | 3186 ± 603 | 3325 ± 556 | 3458 ± 542 | 3705 ± 692 | <0.01* | 3201 ± 566 | 3435 ± 540 | 3728 ± 595 | <0.01* |
| Weight gain ((kg) n (%) | 0.15 | ||||||||
| <8 kg | 36 (6.4) | 318 (60) | 135 (25.5) | 43 (8.1) | — | — | — | ||
| 8–16 kg | 61 (7.9) | 495 (63.7) | 185 (23.8) | 36 (4.6) | — | — | — | ||
| >16 kg | 7 (6.9) | 58 (57.4) | 28 (27.7) | 8 (7.9) | — | — | — | ||
*Significant (P < 0.05).