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. 2019 Sep 17;9(9):e030174. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030174

Table 2.

Comparison of primary outcome (proportion exceeding BMI-related IOM guideline for weight gain during pregnancy) and subgroup analysis

Intervention Usual care Adjusted % difference (95% CI) Intervention–usual care
n/N (%) n/N (%) Adjusted OR (95% CI) P value
Primary analysis*
Proportion exceeding IOM guideline (multiple imputation of missing 38 week weights)
81/305 (27.6) 90/311 (28.9) −3.5 (−17.8 to 10.7) 0.84 (0.53 to 1.33) 0.46
Sensitivity analysis of proportion exceeding IOM guideline
Complete case analysis† 51/215 (23.7) 59/224 (26.3) −4.8 (−19.8 to 10.3) 0.78 (0.48 to 1.26) 0.31
Imputation with BMI category-specific mean weight‡ 85/305 (27.9) 91/311 (29.3) −3.1 (−16.0 to 9.8) 0.86 (0.59 to 1.26) 0.44
Imputation with average weight within BMI category-related IOM threshold‡ 87/305 (28.5) 93/311 (29.9) −3.1 (−16.0 to 9.9) 0.86 (0.59 to 1.25) 0.44
Subgroup Intervention Usual care Adjusted OR (95% CI) P value (interaction)
BMI category at recruitment Number exceeding IOM guideline/N (%)§ Number exceeding IOM guideline/N (%)§
Healthy weight 15/148 (10.3) 22/161 (13.5) 0.69 (0.22 to 2.21) 0.41
Overweight 38/95 (39.8) 34/93 (36.6) 1.11 (0.60 to 2.04)
Obese 31/62 (50.3) 34/57 (59.6) 0.69 (0.30 to 1.58)

Analysis adjusted by Site, BMI category and midwife (random effect).

*Includes objective and self-reported weights; missing weights imputed using multiple imputation; pooled estimates.

†Includes objective weights only.

‡Includes objective and self-reported weight.

§Includes objective and self-reported weights; missing weights imputed using multiple imputation; pooled estimates.

BMI, body mass index; IOM, Institute of Medicine.