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Table 3 Differences in frequency of consumption of individual foods between BMI groups

From: Association between pre-pregnancy body weight and dietary pattern with large-for-gestational-age infants in gestational diabetes

 

Pre-conceptionally

Pregnancy

Normal weight

Overweight an obese

U

p

Total

Normal weight

Overweight and obese

U

p

Total

Median

rs with BMI

Median

rs with BMI

Median

rs with BMI

Median

rs with GWG

Median

rs with GWG

Median

rs with GWG

Vegetables

6.0

0.164

6.0

0.069

265.0

0.365

6.0

− 0.008

6.5

− 0.019

7.0

0.050

159.5

0.770

7.0

− 0.056

Fruits

7.0

− 0.034

5.0

0.204

116.5

0.000

6.5

 0.405*

7.0

0.186

6.0

− 0.261

98.0

0.407

7.0

0.178

Beef

2.5

− 0.206

3.0

− 0.164

407.0

0.029

3.0

0.111

3.0

0.034

3.0

0.291

182.0

0.331

3.0

0.025

Pork

2.0

0.381*

2.0

− 0.347

325.5

0.392

2.0

0.242

2.0

0.097

3.0

− 0.112

204.0

0.095

2.0

− 0.027

Chicken meat

3.0

− 0.153

3.0

0.188

281.5

0.638

3.0

− 0.109

3.0

0.025

3.5

− 0.173

162.5

0.701

3.0

− 0.023

Processed meat products

3.0

− 0.145

2.5

− 0.048

311.5

0.992

3.0

− 0.074

2.0

0.062

2.0

0.130

180.5

0.346

2.0

− 0.028

Eggs

3.0

− 0.191

2.5

− 0.020

189.5

0.017

3.0

 0.341*

3.0

0.127

3.0

0.290

109.5

0.209

3.0

0.248

Milk

4.0

− 0.026

6.0

0.368

407.0

0.046

4.5

0.217

6.0

− 0.299

4.0

0.494

121.0

0.379

5.5

− 0.078

Cheese, cottage cheese

4.0

− 0.127

3.0

− 0.292

148.0

0.003

4.0

 0.277*

5.0

− 0.255

4.0

− 0.222

87.5

0.414

4.0

− 0.161

Salty snacks

2.0

 0.402*

2.5

 0.530*

332.5

0.691

2.0

− 0.208

1.5

0.369*

2.0

0.260

156.0

0.866

2.0

0.325*

Sweets

3.0

− 0.100

2.5

0.012

248.0

0.225

3.0

− 0.175

2.0

0.176

2.0

0.092

151.0

1.00

2.0

0.135

Bread

6.0

− 0.190

6.0

0.508

342.5

0.315

6.0

0.044

6.0

0.096

5.5

0.000

96.0

0.479

6.0

0.176

Pasta

4.0

 0.364*

3.5

0.143

300.5

0.823

4.0

− 0.192

4.0

− 0.107

3.0

− 0.518

102.0

0.140

4.0

0.019

Potato

4.0

− 0.197

4.0

− 0.051

326.5

0.770

4.0

− 0.074

4.0

0.085

3.0

− 0.632

94.0

0.105

4.0

0.162

Juice

2.0

− 0.190

1.5

− 0.024

298.0

0.788

2.0

− 0.123

1.0

0.074

1.0

0.060

160.0

0.770

1.0

− 0.003

Smoothie

3.0

− 0.045

2.0

0.171

258.5

0.308

2.0

− 0.120

2.0

0.194

1.0

0.413

130.0

0.505

2.0

0.241

Fish

3.0

0.047

2.0

− 0.190

262.5

0.299

2.0

− 0.107

3.0

− 0.065

3.0

0.082

167.0

0.225

3.0

− 0.068

Sour milk/kefir

2.0

− 0.179

2.0

0.027

244.5

0.194

2.0

− 0.227

3.0

− 0.367

2.0

0.009

138.5

0.714

2.5

− 0.227

Low calorie beverages

1.0

− 0.038

1.5

− 0.402

397.0

0.049

1.0

0.167

1.0

0.034

1.0

 

120.0

0.363

1.0

0.118

  1. Italics text indicates statistically significant correlation or difference between groups
  2. GWG: gestational weight gain; rs with BMI: Spearman correlation with BMI; rs with GWG: Spearman correlation with weight gain
  3. *p < 0.05 level