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. 2020 Mar 17;35(3):283–293. doi: 10.1007/s10654-020-00621-8

Table 2.

Relative risks (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for offspring ever having overweight or obesity during follow-up across quintiles of maternal dietary patterns during peripregnancy using data from 2702 participants of the Growing Up Today Study 2 from 2004 to 2013, restricted to singleton births

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 P trend
AHEI-2010
 Cases/participants 184/530 190/550 199/560 160/520 180/542
 Basic modela 1.00 (ref.) 0.97 (0.82; 1.14) 1.01 (0.85; 1.18) 0.84 (0.71; 1.01) 0.93 (0.79; 1.10) 0.19
 MV Model 1b 1.00 (ref.) 0.96 (0.82; 1.12) 1.03 (0.88; 1.21) 0.85 (0.72; 1.01) 0.95 (0.81; 1.13) 0.34
 MV Model 2c 1.00 (ref.) 0.96 (0.82; 1.13) 1.08 (0.92; 1.26) 0.89 (0.75; 1.06) 1.03 (0.86; 1.22) 0.94
aMED
 Cases/participants 197/533 166/488 190/519 158/495 202/667
 Basic modela 1.00 (ref.) 0.91 (0.77; 1.08) 0.99 (0.85; 1.16) 0.87 (0.73; 1.04) 0.82 (0.70; 0.97) 0.02
 MV Model 1b 1.00 (ref.) 0.92 (0.78; 1.08) 1.01 (0.86; 1.18) 0.88 (0.74; 1.04) 0.88 (0.75; 1.05) 0.14
 MV Model 2c 1.00 (ref.) 0.92 (0.79; 1.09) 1.03 (0.88; 1.20) 0.90 (0.76; 1.08) 0.93 (0.78; 1.10) 0.40
DASH
 Cases/participants 172/500 197/519 217/630 182/566 145/487
 Basic modela 1.00 (ref.) 1.09 (0.92; 1.28) 0.99 (0.84; 1.17) 0.93 (0.78; 1.11) 0.86 (0.72; 1.04) 0.04
 MV Model 1b 1.00 (ref.) 1.09 (0.93; 1.28) 1.00 (0.85; 1.18) 0.98 (0.82; 1.17) 0.93 (0.77; 1.12) 0.27
 MV Model 2c 1.00 (ref.) 1.11 (0.94; 1.30) 1.03 (0.88; 1.21) 1.03 (0.86; 1.23) 0.98 (0.81; 1.19) 0.69

AHEI, Alternative Healthy Eating Index; aMed alternate Mediterranean; DASH, Dietary approaches to stop hypertension; CI, confidence interval; RR, relative risk; MV, multivariable model

aAdjusted for maternal total energy intake (continuous), offspring sex (boy/girl) and gestational age (28–36, 37–41, ≥ 42 wks). bAdditionally adjusted for BMI before pregnancy (< 18.5, 18, 0.5 < 25, 25–29, ≥ 30 kg/m2), smoking status before pregnancy (never, current, past), physical activity (0, 1–149, 150–299, ≥ 300 min/week of moderate to vigorous intensity). cAdditionally adjusted for maternal age at pregnancy, parity (nulliparous, 1, 2, 3 + previous pregnancies), husband’s education (less than 2 yr college, 4 yr college, graduate school)