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. 2019 Oct 24;3(4):e13013. doi: 10.2196/13013

Table 3.

Comparison of follow-up measures between the intervention and control groups (8-week follow-up at 26-28 weeks’ gestation).

Clinical measures Intervention group (n=12) Control group (n=14) P valuea
Anthropometric and blood pressure measures, mean (SD)

Second follow-up body mass index (kg/m2) 36.0 (4.6) 32.4 (2.8) .02

Second follow-up systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) 120.2 (7.5) 117.3 (7.3) .33

Second follow-up diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) 69.6 (9.1) 67.4 (5.8) .47

Weight gain from baseline (kg) 2.9 (1.9) 3.0 (2.24) .92
Patients obtaining optimal weight gain per week, n (%) 8 (67) 5 (36) .43
Dietary measures, mean (SD)

Energy intake (kcal) 1370.5 (359.4) 1514.0 (362.6) .44

Carbohydrate (g) 1815.0) 170.6 (49.4) .61

Protein (g) 56.7 (19.8) 58.6 (15.8) .79

Total fat (g) 54.3 (20.7) 43.5 (17.5) .15

Cholesterol (mg) 196.2 (89.3) 220.6 (87.9) .48

Calcium (g) 461.0 (246.0) 489.1 (222.9) .76

Dietary fiber (g) 13.0 (5.3) 12.9 (4.5) .99

Sodium (g) 2.2 (0.7) 2.4 (0.8) .55

aStudent t test, Fisher exact test, or Wilcoxon signed rank test.