Table 2.
Change in consumption of total sugars and energy.
| Control Group N = 161 |
Intervention Group N = 272 |
Intervention vs. Control | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <15 Weeks of Pregnancy 1 | 35–37 Weeks of Pregnancy 1 | Change 1 | p-Value | 15 Weeks of Pregnancy 1 | 35–37 Weeks of Pregnancy 1 | Change 1 | p-Value | Difference between Groups at < 15 Weeks Pregnancy 2 | p-Value | Difference between Groups at 35–37 Weeks Pregnancy 2 | p-Value | Difference in the Change 2 | p-Value | |
| Total sugars, g/day | 136.94 (65.10) | 123.94 (53.44) | −13.00 (60.11) | 0.006 | 143.36 (70.33) | 110.72 (55.01) | −32.64 (69.74) | <0.001 | 6.42 (6.80) | 0.345 | −13.22 (5.41) | 0.015 | −19.64 (6.59) | 0.003 |
| Total kilocalories, kcal/day | 2064 (627) | 1996 (627) | −68 (658) | 0.191 | 2203 (794) | 1924 (652) | −279 (761) | <0.001 | 139 (73) | 0.058 | −72 (64) | 0.264 | −211 (72) | 0.003 |
| Kilocalories of energy derived from sugars, kcal/day | 548 (260) | 496 (214) | −52 (240) | 0.007 | 573 (281) | 443 (220) | −130 (279) | <0.001 | 25 (27) | 0.345 | −53 (22) | 0.015 | −78 (26) | 0.003 |
| Percentage of energy derived from sugars, % | 26 (8) | 25 (6) | −1 (8) | 0.016 | 26 (7) | 23 (6) | −3 (8) | <0.001 | 0 (0) | 0.519 | −2 (1) | 0.001 | −2 (1) | 0.060 |
Statistical differences were evaluated using Student’s t-test or t-test for paired samples. 1 Mean (standard deviation) 2 Mean difference (standard deviation).