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. 2021 Nov 29;18(23):12597. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182312597

Table 4.

Logistic Regression Model for Factors Associated with Excessive Gestational Weight Gain (n = 747).

OR a 95% CI p-Value
Age (years)
20–29 1
30–39 0.66 (0.44–0.99) 0.045 *
≥40 0.37 (0.16–0.86) 0.021 *
Pre-pregnancy BMI
Underweight 1
Normal 3.11 (1.78–5.41) <0.0001 ***
Overweight 17.29 (8.51–35.15) <0.0001 ***
Obese 12.71 (6.00–26.89) <0.0001 ***
Declines in physical activity during pregnancy (METs)
No decline 1
1–600 1.18 (0.77–1.80) 0.441
601–4000 1.13 (0.77–1.66) 0.519
>4000 2.38 (1.27–4.43) 0.006 **

a. OR, odds ratio. ORs were adjusted for other variables in the model. Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; CI = confidence interval; p < 0.05 *, p < 0.01 **, p < 0.001 ***.