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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Perinatol. 2016 Sep 1;36(12):1034–1038. doi: 10.1038/jp.2016.145

Figure 1. Neonatal Adiposity Based on IOM Gestational Weight Gain Category.

Figure 1

Adiposity (percent body fat) of neonates (N=156) born to women according to the Institute of Medicine guidelines for gestational weight gain. Box plots represent means (solid lines) +/− standard deviations and whiskers display minimums and maximums. Mean percent body fat of neonates born to mothers who gained within guidelines (10.6 +/− 3.4%) was not different compared to neonates of mothers who gained below (9.0 +/− 4.1%) or above guidelines (11.8 +/− 3.4%). Neonates born to mothers who gained below guidelines had significantly lower body fat compared to neonates born to mothers who gained above guidelines (adjusted p=0.004).