Table 2.
Participants’ dietary intake by intervention group 1.
| Low-GL Group (n = 28) Mean (SD) |
Higher GL Group (n = 34) Mean (SD) |
p for Difference 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy, kcal | 1460 (208) | 1817 (361) | <0.0001 |
| Carbohydrate, en% 3 | 53.3 (6.14) | 55.1 (6.42) | 0.3 |
| Fat, en% 3 | 27.2 (6.08) | 26.3 (5.90) | 0.5 |
| Protein, en% 3 | 19.2 (2.66) | 18.5 (3.52) | 0.4 |
| Total sugars, g | 88.8 (21.0) | 113.0 (34.7) | 0.002 |
| Total dietary fiber, g | 23.6 (8.05) | 22.4 (6.43) | 0.5 |
| Soluble fiber, g | 6.70 (2.50) | 6.46 (2.22) | 0.7 |
| Insoluble fiber, g | 16.9 (6.05) | 15.9 (4.87) | 0.5 |
| Total whole grain, g | 2.25 (1.36) | 2.48 (1.83) | 0.6 |
| Dietary GI | 53.5 (3.58) | 55.7 (3.04) | 0.01 |
| Dietary GL (g) | 95.1 (15.9) | 130.9 (31.8) | <0.0001 |
| GL, (g/1000 kcal) | 65.4 (8.14) | 72.1 (10.8) | 0.009 |
1 mean intake between gestational week 22–34. 2. ANOVA for normally distributed continuous variables and Kruskal-Wallis test for not normally distributed continuous variables. 3. percentage of energy from respective macronutrient. GI: glycemic index; GL: glycemic load.