Table 3 Mean ± Sd of some of the participants’ characteristics by pre-pregnancy BMI category
Variable | Overall Mean ± Sd | Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Underweight (< 18.5) | Normal weight (18.5–24.9) | Overweight (25.0–29.9) | ||
Age (years) | 20.94 ± 2.65 | 19.82 ± 1.44 | 20.97 ± 2.49 | 22.24 ± 4.11 |
Weight (kg) | 53.07 ± 7.61 | 43.57 ± 3.62 | 53.16 ± 5.73 | 65.14 ± 4.79 |
Height (cm) | 157.4 ± 5.77 | 157.0 ± 5.4 | 157.6 ± 5.8 | 156.9 ± 6.3 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.40 ± 2.73 | 17.65 ± 0.83 | 21.39 ± 1.75 | 26.56 ± 1.28 |
GWG (kg) | 10.58 ± 2.44 | 11.31 ± 2.98 | 10.54 ± 2.30 | 9.78 ± 2.41 |
RGWG (kg/week) | 0.30 ± 0.08 | 0.32 ± 0.08 | 0.30 ± 0.08 | 0.28 ± 0.09 |