Table 3. Relationship between anthropometric measures of newborns and pre-pregnancy BMI and nutrient intake of pregnant women.

Birth size parameters	Mother parameters*	B†	SEM	t‡	Sig.
Weight (g)	Fat (g)	3.92	0.70	5.60	0.000
	Folate (µg)	−0.07	0.07	−0.98	0.329
	BMI < 18.5 (kg/m2)	−379.31	106.53	−3.56	0.000
	18.5 ≤ BMI ≤ 24.9 (kg/m2)	−71.16	80.39	−0.88	0.377
	25 ≤ BMI ≤ 29.9 (kg/m2)	−126.07	85.59	−1.47	0.142
	BMI ≥ 30 (kg/m2)	0†	-	-	-
Head circumference (cm)	Fat (g)	0.008	0.002	3.38	0.001
	Folate (µg)	−0.0003	0.0002	−1.43	0.153
	BMI < 18.5 (kg/m2)	−1.06	0.35	−3.06	0.002
	18.5 ≤ BMI ≤ 24.9 (kg/m2)	−0.34	0.26	−1.31	0.191
	25 ≤ BMI ≤ 29.9 (kg/m2)	−0.55	0.28	−1.95	0.051
	BMI ≥ 30 (kg/m2)	0†	-	-	-
Height (cm)	Fat (g)	0.01	0.005	2.75	0.006
	Folate (µg)	−0.0005	0.0004	−1.29	0.196
	Vitamin A (µg)	0.001	0.0004	2.14	0.033
	Potassium (g)	0.0003	0.0001	2.18	0.030
	BMI < 18.5 (kg/m2)	−0.30	0.48	−0.62	0.532
	18.5 ≤ BMI ≤ 24.9 (kg/m2)	0.41	0.36	1.14	0.256
	25 ≤ BMI ≤ 29.9 (kg/m2)	0.22	0.39	0.57	0.569
	BMI ≥ 30 (kg/m2)	0†	-	-	-

All the explanatory variables (mothers' BMI and their nutrient intakes) entered the regression model. Next, those variables with p > 0.2 were excluded and the final model was determined.

BMI, body mass index; SEM, standard error of the mean.

^*Mother's BMI status and macro and micro nutrients intake of the pregnant women; ^†Regression coefficient; ^‡Test statistic.