Table 3.
Gestational weight gain by body mass index and prenatal care type
| Variable (n,% or mean ± SD) |
CP Underweight n=100 |
TPNC Underweight n=168 |
P-value | CP Normal n=871 |
TPNC Normal n=1785 |
P-value | CP Overweight n=596 |
TPNC Overweight n=1179 |
P-value | CP Obese n=550 |
TPNC Obese n=1102 |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gestational weight gain (pounds) |
33.9±12.8 | 34.6±13.0 | 0.64 | 34.2±14.8 | 32.1±13.9 | <0.001 | 31.5±15.2 | 27.1±16.8 | <0.001 | 23.0±18.0 | 22.2±18.4 | 0.38 |
| 2009 IOM goals | 0.57 | 0.008 | <0.001 | 0.14 | ||||||||
| Under | 30 (30) | 49 (29) | 211 (24) | 508 (28) | 66 (11) | 263 (22) | 122 (22) | 294 (27) | ||||
| Met | 42 (42) | 62 (37) | 254 (29) | 554 (31) | 120 (20) | 274 (23) | 117 (21) | 216 (20) | ||||
| Exceeded | 28 (28) | 57 (34) | 406 (47) | 723 (41) | 410 (69) | 642 (54) | 211 (57) | 592 (54) | ||||
| Weight loss | 0 | 0 | -- | 6 (0.7) | 8 (0.5) | 0.42 | 9 (1.5) | 28 (2.4) | 0.23 | 37 (6.7) | 68 (6.2) | 0.66 |
CP CenteringPregnancy
TPNC Traditional prenatal care
IOM Institute of Medicine