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Table 3 Association between GWG and children’s BMI stratified by prepregnancy BMI categories

From: Associations of gestational weight gain with offspring thinness and obesity: by prepregnancy body mass index

GWG, kg

Children’s BMI, kg/m2

Children’s BMI z-score

Coefficient

Standardized coefficient

P

Coefficient

Standardized coefficient

P

Overall

0.049

0.075

< 0.0001

0.021

0.090

< 0.0001

Prepregnancy underweight

0.037

0.063

< 0.0001

0.017

0.078

< 0.0001

Prepregnancy normal weight

0.058

0.088

< 0.0001

0.025

0.105

< 0.0001

Prepregnancy overweight

0.024

0.034

0.2096

0.008

0.033

0.2429

  1. Adjusted for child’s age, gender, school, gestational age, birth weight, feeding patterns in the first 6 months, child’s physical activities, maternal prepregnancy BMI, maternal education level, family monthly income and gestational diabetes mellitus
  2. GWG gestational weight gain, BMI body mass index
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