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. 2019 Aug 9;14(8):e0220947. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220947

Table 2. Distribution of metabolic equivalent (MET) at each time point in the different groups according to body mass index category (N = 321).

BMI Group Time N Mean ±SD Median (Q1 –Q3) Min–Max
Normal weight
(18,5–24,9 Kg/m2)
LRP 0 83 0.82 ± 0.46 0.68 (0.49–1.15) 0.10–2.27
1 83 0.65 ± 0.35 0.57 (0.38–0.82) 0.11–1.55
2 66 1.02 ± 0.26 1.01 (0.91–1.15) 0.17–1.86
GDM 0 77 0.81 ± 0.44 0.75 (0.49–1.06) 0.06–2.05
1 77 0.69 ± 0.42 0.56 (0.39–0.94) 0.08–2.01
2 66 1.10 ± 0.35 1.06 (0.94–1.21) 0.40–2.30
Overweight/ obesity
(≥ 25 Kg/m2)
LRP 0 77 0.99 ± 0.42 1.02 (0.70–1.25) 0.14–1.95
1 77 0.76 ± 0.36 0.71 (0.46–1.03) 0.15–1.66
2 66 1.07 ± 0.29 1.11 (0.87–1.27) 0.49–1.93
GDM 0 84 0.80 ± 0.42 0.78 (0.46–1.02) 0.15–2.09
1 84 0.71 ± 0.37 0.61 (0.44–0.90) 0.17–2.04
2 66 1.06 ± 0.36 1.05 (0.81–1.24) 0.27–1.88

BMI = body mass index; LRP = low-risk pregnancy; GDM = gestational diabetes mellitus; time 0 = preconceptional; time 1 = third trimester of gestation; time 2 = 3 months after delivery; N = number of pregnant women; SD = standard deviation; Q1 = first quartile; Q3 = third quartile; Min = minimum; Max = maximum.

Distribution of quantitative variables in relation to the groups.