Table 4.
Pre-specified maternal health outcomes at 36–38 weeks gestation in intervention compared to control groups. Values are mean (SD) unless otherwise noted.
| Outcome | Intervention (n = 119) n (%) |
Control (n = 122) n (%) |
Intervention Effect | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Case Analysis | ITT Analysis | |||||
| Mean Difference (95% CI) 1 | p | Mean Difference (95% CI) | p | |||
| Maternal Fat Mass | ||||||
| % body fat by BIA | 38.1 (6.1) | 37.7 (5.9) | 0.09 (−0.76, 0.95) |
0.829 | 0.25 (−0.65, 1.15) |
0.582 |
| Missing | 24 | 26 | 55 | − | ||
| Sum of Skinfolds (mm) | 77.1 (22.9) | 75.8 (24.3) | −1.07 (4.86, 2.72) |
0.579 | 1.55 (−31.01, 34.11) |
0.919 |
| Missing | 22 | 26 | 49 | − | ||
| Maternal Blood Pressure (mmHg) |
||||||
| Systolic | 113 (12) | 113 (11) | −0.40 (−3.28, 2.48) |
0.784 | −2.43 (−11.78, 6.91) |
0.593 |
| Missing | 22 | 26 | 49 | − | ||
| Diastolic | 73 (9) | 74 (9) | −1.17 (−3.38, 1.05) |
0.300 | −2.64 (−8.55, 3.26) |
0.371 |
| Missing | 22 | 26 | 49 | |||
| Maternal depression score, median | 3.0 (1,5) | 3.0 (1,6) | −0.06 (−0.30, 0.18) 2 |
0.609 | −0.10 (−0.32, 0.13) 2 |
0.400 |
| Missing | 23 | 25 | 50 | − | ||
1 CI = confidence interval. 2 Regression analysis based on square root transformation of outcome. All analyses adjusted for site (Hamilton/Burlington, London) and pre-pregnancy BMI categories: underweight to normal weight (BMI ≤ 24.9), overweight (BMI = 25.0–29.9), obese (BMI ≥ 30.0–39.9).