Table 1.
Sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics of the study sample (n = 242)
| Gestational weight gain rate (GWGR) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Insufficient | Adequate | Excessive | P-value* | |
| n = 242 | n = 85 | n = 62 | n = 95 | ||
| Nationality | 0.72 | ||||
| Emiratis | 99(40.9) | 33(38.8) | 28(45.2) | 38(40.0) | |
| Arabs | 143(59.1) | 52(61.2) | 34(54.8) | 57(60.0) | |
| Mother’s age (Years) | |||||
| 18–24.9 | 55(22.7) | 15(17.6) | 12(19.4) | 28(29.5) | 0.13 |
| 25–29.9 | 61(25.2) | 22(25.9) | 21(33.9) | 18(18.9) | |
| ≥ 30 | 126(52.1) | 48(56.5) | 29(46.8) | 49(51.6) | |
| Mother’s education | |||||
| Primary or less | 31(12.8) | 13(15.3) | 6(9.7) | 12(12.6) | 0.73 |
| Intermediate/high school | 134(55.4) | 43(50.6) | 35(56.5) | 56(58.9) | |
| University | 77(31.8) | 29(34.1) | 21(33.9) | 27(28.4) | |
| Mother’s employment | 0.79 | ||||
| Housewife/Homemaker | 198(83.5) | 71(85.5) | 51(83.6) | 76(81.7) | |
| Employee | 39(16.5) | 12(14.5) | 10(16.4) | 17(18.3) | |
| Family monthly income | 0.23 | ||||
| < 10,000AED | 86(47.0) | 34(50.7) | 17(36.2) | 35(50.7) | |
| > 10,000 AED | 97(53.0) | 33(49.3) | 30(63.8) | 34(49.3) | |
| Parity | |||||
| Primiparous | 59 (24.4) | 15 (17.6) | 13 (21.0) | 31 (32.6) | 0.05 |
| multiparous | 183 (75.6) | 70 (82.4) | 49 (79.0) | 64 (67.4) | |
| Gestational Diabetes Mellitus | 0.02 | ||||
| No | 194(80.2) | 63(74.1) | 57(91.9) | 74(77.9) | |
| Yes | 48(19.8) | 22(25.9) | 5(8.1) | 21(22.1) | |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI (Kg/m2) | 0.15 | ||||
| BMI < 25 | 97(40.1) | 27(31.8) | 28(45.2) | 42(44.2) | |
| BMI ≥ 25 | 145(59.9) | 58(68.2) | 34(54.8) | 53(55.8) | |
| Physical activity | 0.67 | ||||
| Low intensity | 130(59.6) | 48(59.3) | 36(65.5) | 46(56.1) | |
| Moderate intensity | 57(26.1) | 23(28.4) | 13(23.6) | 21(25.6) | |
| High intensity | 31(14.2) | 10(12.3) | 6(10.9) | 15(18.3) | |
Values in this table represent n (%)
*P-values were derived from Chi-square test