Table 2 Gestational weight gain of pregnant women by gestational weight gain trajectory classes.

From: Gestational weight trajectory and early offspring growth differed by gestational diabetes: a population-based cohort study

Variables

Slow-Rapid pattern

Moderate pattern

Rapid-Slow pattern

P

All pregnant women

N (%)

3455 (25.7)

8653 (64.5)

1316 (9.8)

 

Total GWG (kg)

11.98 (4.95)

11.71 (4.28)

12.71 (5.53)

<0.001

GWGR (kg/week)

0.46 (0.19)

0.45 (0.16)

0.48 (0.21)

<0.001

Adherence to IOM Guidelines, n (%)

  

<0.001

 Insufficient

712 (20.6)

1915 (22.1)

287 (21.8)

 

 Adequate

1162 (33.6)

3432 (39.7)

353 (26.8)

 

 Excessive

1581 (45.8)

3306 (38.2)

676 (51.4)

 

Women without GDM

N (%)

2477 (22.6)

7337 (66.8)

1170 (10.6)

 

Total GWG (kg)

12.41 (4.98)

12.07 (4.22)

13.39 (5.17)

<0.001

GWGR (kg/week)

0.47 (0.19)

0.46 (0.16)

0.51 (0.20)

<0.001

Adherence to IOM Guidelines, n (%)

  

<0.001

 Insufficient

446 (18.0)

1397 (19.0)

190 (16.2)

 

 Adequate

802 (32.4)

2951 (40.2)

341 (29.1)

 

 Excessive

1229 (49.6)

2989 (40.7)

639 (54.6)

 

Women with GDM

N (%)

714 (29.2)

1478 (60.6)

248 (10.2)

 

Total GWG (kg)

10.05 (4.60)

9.97 (4.19)

10.30 (5.67)

<0.001

GWGR (kg/week)

0.38 (0.17)

0.38 (0.16)

0.40 (0.22)

<0.001

Adherence to IOM Guidelines, n (%)

   

<0.001

 Insufficient

234 (32.8)

551 (37.3)

96 (38.7)

 

 Adequate

263 (36.8)

528 (35.7)

62 (25.0)

 

 Excessive

217 (30.4)

399 (27.0)

90 (36.3)

 
  1. GDM gestational diabetes mellitus, GWG gestational weight gain, GWGR gestational weight gain rate, IOM the Institute of Medicine.