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. 2017 Jan 9;19(1):e6. doi: 10.2196/jmir.6644

Table 5.

Control arm: Are usage patterns associated with gestational weight gain?

Usage patternsa Excessive total GWGb Excessive GWG rate GWG

RRc 95% CI P value RR 95% CI P value Estimate 95% CI P value
Stratum 1: normal range BMId and low income (n=86)

Low usere 1.30 0.64 to 2.64 .47 1.07 0.69 to 1.67 .76 −0.05 −2.88 to 2.77 .97

Mid or high user 1.56 0.72 to 3.38 .26 1.25 0.79 to 2.00 .34 2.56 −0.10 to 5.22 .06
Stratum 2: normal range BMI and higher income (n=161)

Low user 0.83 0.40 to 1.75 .63 0.97 0.63 to 1.50 .90 −0.29 −2.24 to 1.66 .77

Mid or high user 0.94 0.47 to 1.87 .85 1.13 0.75 to 1.72 .55 0.64 −1.36 to 2.64 .53
Stratum 3: overweight or obese BMI and low income (n=82)

Low user 1.31 0.81 to 2.13 .28 1.35 1.00 to 1.82 .05 2.31 −0.79 to 5.40 .14

Mid or high user 1.11 0.67 to 1.82 .69 1.03 0.72 to 1.46 .89 1.39 −1.78 to 4.56 .39
Stratum 4: overweight or obese BMI and high income (n=108)

Low user 1.34 0.90 to 2.00 .15 1.09 0.84 to 1.43 .52 0.54 −2.08 to 3.16 .69

Mid or high user 1.13 0.75 to 1.70 .56 1.12 0.86 to 1.47 .40 −0.44 −3.19 to 2.30 .75

aAll models have been adjusted for age, race, parity, and BMI.

bGWG: gestational weight gain.

cRR: relative risk.

dBMI: body mass index.

eRelative risk of excessive GWG and mean GWG estimates (kg) are relative to subjects who were nonusers (reference group).