Table 3 Associations between gestational weight gain trajectory and offspring anthropometric outcomes from 1 to 36 months among all pregnancy women.

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

Measure

Slow-Rapid pattern

Moderate pattern

Rapid-Slow pattern

Weight z-scores

 Mean (SD)

0.47 (0.92)

0.48 (0.90)

0.55 (0.92)

β (se)

−0.026 (0.016)

Ref.

0.076 (0.023) ‡

 Adjusted β (se)

0.002 (0.013)

Ref.

0.011(0.020)

Length z-scores

 Mean (SD)

0.48 (0.91)

0.51 (0.90)

0.60 (0.92)

β (se)

−0.071 (0.017) ‡

Ref.

0.106 (0.024) ‡

 Adjusted β (se)

−0.084 (0.015) ‡

Ref.

0.083 (0.022) ‡

BMI z-scores

 Mean (SD)

0.26 (0.97)

0.25 (0.95)

0.29 (0.96)

β (se)

0.019 (0.015)

Ref.

0.022 (0.022)

 Adjusted β (se)

0.021 (0.014)

Ref.

−0.012 (0.020)

Overweight/obesity

N (%)

6093 (21.6)

15112 (21.1)

2493 (22.7)

 OR (95%CI)

1.04 (0.96,1.11)

Ref.

1.07 (0.97,1.18)

 Adjusted OR (95%CI)

0.98 (0.92,1.05)

Ref.

1.03 (0.94,1.14)

  1. Adjusted for maternal age, maternal educational levels, parity, gravidity, gestational age at delivery, mode of delivery, early-pregnancy weight, maternal height, duration of exclusive breastfeeding, anthropometric measurements at birth.
  2. BMI body mass index, CI confidence intervals, OR odds ratio.
  3. P < 0.005.