TABLE 2.
Linear regression coefficients that describe the associations between age, parity, BMI before pregnancy, BMI gain in pregnancy, and circulating CRP before pregnancy and log-transformed circulating CRP in the third trimester in young women in the Philippines1
| Characteristic | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 |
| Age, y | 0.078* (−0.010, 0.165) | 0.080* (−0.007, 0.167) | 0.076* (−0.006, 0.158) |
| Primiparity | −0.064 (−0.154, 0.026) | −0.067 (−0.156, 0.022) | −0.048 (−0.133, 0.038) |
| BMI before pregnancy, kg/m2 | 0.032*** (0.021, 0.043) | 0.034*** (0.022, 0.046) | 0.028*** (0.014, 0.043) |
| BMI gain, kg/m2 | 0.009 (−0.012, 0.030) | 0.009 (−0.011, 0.029) | |
| logCRP before pregnancy | 0.104** (0.031, 0.176) | ||
| Model R2 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.14 |
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Values are β (95% CI); n = 409 pregnancies from 309 women. *P < 0.10, **P < 0.01, and ***P < 0.001.