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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Public Health Nutr. 2019 Feb 11;22(5):797–804. doi: 10.1017/S1368980018003749

Table 3:

Association between the rate of change in maternal anthropometry and neonatal anthropometry

Neonatal Anthropometry

Maternal Anthropometry Lean Mass (g)
β (95% CI)
Fat Mass (g)
β (95% CI)
Fat Percent (%)
β (95% CI)
Birthweight (g)
β (95% CI)

Mid-upper arm circumference
(per 1mm change/week)
 Second Trimester (15-<28wks) −25.8 (−54.0, 2.35) 9.64 (−7.71, 26.4) 0.33 (−0.06, 0.73) −13.61 (−53.4, 26.2)
 Third Trimester (28–40wks) −28.1 (−60.2, −4.13)* 15.07 (−4.06, 34.2) 0.48 (0.03, 0.93)* −13.7 (−59.4, 31.9)
Subscapular Skinfold
(per 0.1 mm change/week)
 Second Trimester (15-<28wks −36.3 (−79.0, 6.33) −10.75 (−36.3, 14.76) −0.21 (−0.80, 0.39) −39.1 (−99.3, 21.2)
 Third Trimester (28–40wks) −22.4 (−46.9, 2.24) −6.29 (−21.0, 8.49) −0.12 (−0.46, 0.23) −24.5 (−59.3, 10.3)
Triceps skinfold
(per 0.1mm change/week)
 Second Trimester (15-<28wks) −15.9 (−27.1, −4.74)* −0.51 (−7.18, 6.16) −0.041 (−0.12, 0.19) −13.7 (−29.5, 2.10)
 Third Trimester (28–40wks) −13.1 (−22,7, −3.37)* −2.65 (−8.45, 3.14) −0.028 (−0.16, 0.11) −13.3 (−27.1, 0.35)
Maternal Weight Change
(per 0.1kg change/week)
 Second Trimester (15-<28wks) 31.8 (23.2, 40.5)* 21.3 (16.2, 26.5)* 0.44 (0.32, 0.56)* 54.5 (42.3, 66.6)*
 Third Trimester (28–40wks) 12.9 (7.60, 18.4)* 9.42 (6.22, 12.6)* 0.19 (0.12, 0.26)* 22.7 (15.2, 30.3)*
Net Weight Changet
(per 0.1kg change/week)
 Second Trimester (15-<28wks) 24.6 (18.1, 31.2)* 16.7 (12.8, 20.6)* 0.34 (0.25, 0.44)* 42.4 (33.3, 51.6)*
 Third Trimester (28–40wks) 7.43 (2.85, 12.01)* 6.06 (3.33, 8.79)* 0.12 (0.06, 0.18)* 13.8 (7.37, 20.3)*
*

P<0.05

Values are beta coefficients (95% CI); adjusted for race, infant sex, parity, age, height, pre-pregnancy BMI, gestational age at delivery, neonatal measurement date, and baseline anthropometry value; Neonatal lean mass, fat mass, and fat percent (n=1698), Birthweight (n=1759)

Calculated as the difference between maternal weight and estimated fetal weight’