Table 2.
Comparison of follow-up measures between the intervention and control groups (4-week follow-up at 22-24 weeks’ gestation).
| Clinical measures | Intervention group (n=12) | Control group (n=15) | P valuea | ||||
| Anthropometric and blood pressure measures, mean (SD) | |||||||
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First follow-up body mass index (kg/m2) | 36.4 (4.9) | 31.9 (2.6) | .003 | |||
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First follow-up systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 121.9 (6.8) | 120.9 (6.4) | .73 | |||
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First follow-up diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 70.9 (7.5) | 66.5 (6.7) | .15 | |||
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Weight gain from baseline (kg) | 1.3 (1.5) | 1.5 (1.6) | .83 | |||
| Patients obtaining optimal weight gain per week, n (%) | 7 (58) | 8 (53) | .67 | ||||
| Dietary measures, mean (SD) | |||||||
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Energy intake (kcal) | 1370.5 (359.4) | 1514.0 (362.6) | .32 | |||
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Carbohydrate (g) | 177.5 (55.3) | 189.5 (49.3) | .56 | |||
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Protein (g) | 52.6 (15.0) | 65.1 (17.5) | .06 | |||
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Total fat (g) | 49.4 (15.9) | 54.3 (17.3) | .46 | |||
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Cholesterol (mg) | 182.0 (90.6) | 246.9 (109.7) | .11 | |||
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Calcium (g) | 513.4 (320.8) | 513.3 (286.9) | .99 | |||
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Dietary fiber (g) | 12.9 (4.3) | 12.9 (3.5) | .95 | |||
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Sodium (g) | 2.4 (0.8) | 2.8 (0.8) | .18 | |||
aStudent t test, Fisher exact test, or Wilcoxon signed rank test.