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. 2022 Oct 28;14(21):4545. doi: 10.3390/nu14214545
Gestational Weight Gain % p-Value Birth Weight LGA, n = 20 p-Value
Insufficient Excessive SGA,
n = 108
Chronological age (years)
≤15,
n = 204
31.9 39.7 0.038 22.5 3.4 0.601
≥16,
n = 326
42.9 32.5 19.0 4.0
Beginning antenatal care
First, n = 89 37.1 33.7 0.762 15.7 3.4 0.134
Second,
n = 338
37.9 37.0 21.0 5.0
Third,
n = 103
42.7 31.1 22.3 0.0
Marital status
Single,
n = 323
37.8 37.2 0.525 20.4 4.3 0.694
Cohabiting,
n = 207
40.1 32.4 20.3 2.9
Occupation
Student,
n = 57
42.1 36.8 0.655 19.3 1.8 0.668
Housewife,
n = 473
38.3 35.1 20.5 4.0
Socioeconomic level
Middle,
n = 143
38.5 37.1 0.464 18.9 2.8 0.292
Low, n = 213 34.7 37.1 17.8 3.3
Very low,
n = 174
43.7 31.6 24.7 5.1
School dropout
No, n = 193 37.3 38.3 0.526 19.2 3.6 0.858
Yes, n = 337 39.5 33.5 21.1 3.9
Gestational age
Term >37,
n = 473
40.0 34.7 0.215 19.9 3.6 0.550
Preterm,
n = 57
28.1 40.4 26.4 5.3
Number of prenatal visits
≤6, n = 437 41.6 33.9 0.459 19.7 3.4 0.877
≥7, n = 93 36.4 36.4 20.9 4.0
Percentages estimated by rows. SGA: small for gestational age. LGA: large for gestational age. p-value determined by Pearson’s Chi-Square.