Table 3.
Infant birth outcomes for the four quartiles of maternal dietary fiber intake.
| Infant Characteristics |
All Participants n = 804 | Q1 15.9 (14.4–17.5) * n = 202 |
Q2 21.4 (20.3–22.6) * n = 202 |
Q3 26.5 (25.2–27.6) * n = 199 |
Q4 34.8 (32.1–39.5) * n = 201 |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (male) ¥ | 394/768 (51.3%) § |
101/192 (47.4%) |
96/189 (51.0%) |
100/194 (51.5%) |
99/196 (50%) |
0.56 |
| Birth weight ** | 3499.1 (435.0) ＊ |
3466.8 (485.0) |
3514.5 (418.3) |
3489.5 (411.5) |
3523.6 (422.0) |
0.55 |
| Gestational age # | 39.3 (38.6–40.1) ★ |
39.2 (38.4–40.3) |
39.0 (38.6–40.0) |
39.4 (38.6–40.1) |
39.4 (37.7–40.3) |
0.12 |
¥ Number (Percentage), # Median (IQR), ** Mean (SD), * Total dietary fiber (g/day). ＊ N = 772 available data on infant birth weight, § n = 768 available data on infant gender, ★ N = 761 available data on infant gestational age.