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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Womens Health Issues. 2013 Jul-Aug;23(4):e233–e238. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2013.04.004

Table 2.

Logistic regression modeling exceeding GWG recommendations, N=2,603.

Factor/Variable Name Exceeds GWG recommendations Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Physical activity during pregnancy
Inactive (<60 min/wk) Reference
Minimally active (60–149 min/wk) 0.97 (0.79–1.2)
Active (≥150 min/wk) 0.71(0.57–0.88)
Prepregnancy weight category
Normal weight Reference
Overweight 5.11 (4.08–6.4)
Obese 2.35 (1.91–2.89)
Age group—years
18–24 Reference
25–29 1.28 (0.96–1.7)
30–36 1.45 (1.07–1.96)
Race/Ethnicity
White Reference
Black 0.86 (0.58–1.27)
Hispanic 0.68 (0.45–1.02)
Asian 0.51 (0.27–0.96)
Other 1.02 (0.55–1.88)
Education
High school degree or less 1.46 (1.05–2.03)
Some college 1.23 (0.98–1.53)
College degree or higher Reference
Poverty Status
Poverty 0.85 (0.6–1.2)
Near Poverty 0.86 (0.62–1.19)
Not Poverty Reference
Marital Status
Married Reference
Living with partner 1.48 (1.13–1.94)
Not living with partner 1.37 (0.88–2.14)
Not partnered 1.46 (0.91–2.34)
Gestational age at delivery, weeks—mean (SD) 1.02 (0.95–1.1)
Smokes Daily
Yes 1.49 (0.9–2.49)
No Reference