Table 1. Demographics, body composition and metabolic characteristics of healthy women with obesity in early pregnancy.
| Variable | Overall N=72 |
Class I N=30 |
Class II N=24 |
Class III N=18 |
P For Obesity Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA at Visit, week/day | 14 4/7 ± 1/7 | 14 4/7 ± 1/7 | 14 5/7 ± 1/7 | 14 4/7 ± 1/7 | 0.88 |
| GWG, 1st Trimester, g/wk | 118 ± 21 | 125 ± 34 | 99 ± 36 | 129 ± 43 | 0.83 |
| Age, y | 27.7 ± 0.6 | 27.3 ± 1.0 | 27.0 ± 0.9 | 29.4 ± 1.2 | 0.24 |
| Race (W/B/O), N | 32, 34, 6 | 16, 13, 1 | 11, 11, 2 | 5, 10, 3 | 0.35 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 37.1 ± 0.7 | 32.3 ± 0.3 | 37.0 ± 0.3 | 45.2 ± 1.1 | |
| FFM, kg | 54.2 ± 1.0 | 50.4 ± 1.1 | 54.0 ± 1.5 | 60.7 ± 2.1 | <0.001 |
| FM, kg | 45.9 ± 1.5 | 36.8 ± 1.0 | 44.8 ± 1.1 | 62.7 ± 2.9 | <0.001 |
| FM, % | 45.4 ± 0.6 | 42.2 ± 0.7 | 45.4 ± 0.8 | 50.6 ± 1.2 | <0.001 |
| HbA1c, % | 5.4 ± 0.04 | 5.4 ± 0.1 | 5.3 ± 0.1 | 5.6 ± 0.1 | 0.12 |
| Glucose, mg/dL | 89 ± 1 | 88 ± 1 | 87 ± 2 | 92 ± 2 | 0.09 |
| Insulin, IU/mL | 15.6 ± 1.0 | 12.3 ± 1.0 | 13.8 ± 1.6 | 23.6 ± 1.8 | <0.001 |
| Systolic BP, mmHg | 108 ± 1 | 106 ± 2 | 107 ± 2 | 112 ± 2 | 0.07 |
| Diastolic BP, mmHg | 67 ± 1 | 65 ± 1 | 66 ± 1 | 71 ± 2 | 0.01 |
| Parity (0, 1, 2+), N | 34, 22, 16 | 12, 8, 10 | 14, 8, 2 | 8, 6, 4 | 0.29 |
| Infant Sex (M/F), N | 33, 36 | 15, 14 | 11, 12 | 7, 10 | 0.79 |
GA, gestational age; GWG, gestational weight gain; W/B/O, white, black or African American, other; BMI, body mass index; FFM, fat-free mass; FM, fat mass; BP, blood pressure; M, male; F, female.
Data is expressed as means ± SEM. Differences in participant characteristics were tested with linear models.