Table 3.
Postpartum weight retention and proportion of women with GDM meeting or exceeding weight goals1
| 6 weeks PP n = 16 |
30 weeks PP n = 16 |
Mean change,2 p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postpartum weight (kgs), mean ± sd | 72.6 ± 18 | 69 ± 18.1 | −2.9 ± 23.6 p = 0.6 |
| Postpartum weight retention (kgs), mean ± sd | 1.0 ± 6.9 | 0.4 ± 5.9 | −0.5 ± 9.1; p = 0.8 |
| Proportion meeting/exceeding weight goal3, n (%) | Percent change,3 p-value | ||
| All participants | 7/16 (43 %) | 9/16 (56 %) | 13 %’; p = 0.4 |
| Normal BMI (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 1/8 (12.5 %) | 5/8 (62.5 %) | 49 %; p = 0.03 |
| Overweight/obese BMI (25–34 kg/m2) | 6/8 (75 %) | 4/8 (50 %) | −25 %; p = 0.3 |
GDM gestational diabetes; kg = kilograms; sd = standard deviation; PP = postpartum
1Values are based on the 16 participants with complete weight data at 6 weeks and 30 weeks postpartum
2mean change represents the mean difference in weight retention at 6 weeks and 30 weeks postpartum
3postpartum weight goal was a return to the weight at the earliest first trimester visit or a 5 % weight loss, whichever was greater
represents percentage change in the proportion of participants meeting or exceeding their weight loss goal