Limiting Excess Weight Gain in Healthy Pregnant Women: Importance of Energy Intakes, Physical Activity, and Adherence to Gestational Weight Gain Guidelines

Table 2

Odds ratios identifying behaviours associated with achieving a healthy GWG and minimizing PPWR in pregnant women (𝑛=54) attending prenatal classes.

	Odds ratio	95% Confidence; interval	𝑃 value
Behaviours associated with achieving an appropriate total gestational weight gain (GWG)
Normal prepregnancy BMI (18.5–24.9 kg/m^2)	9.6	1.88–48.99	0.0065
Consuming within 300 kcal/day of EER	1.1	0.36–3.16	0.9005
Walking >5,000 steps/day	1.4	0.35–3.78	0.8271
Following “correct” total weight gain guidelines	3.2	1.04–9.85	0.0426
Behaviours associated with achieving <4.5 kg (10 lbs) postpartum weight retention (PPWR)
Normal pre-pregnancy BMI (18.5–24.9 kg/m^2)	1.3	0.38–4.31	0.6839
Consuming within 300 kcal/day of EER	1.3	0.45–3.84	0.6257
Walking >5,000 steps/day	1.1	0.34–3.74	0.8385
Following “correct” total weight gain guidelines	1.3	0.45–3.84	0.6257
Achieving Health Canada’s recommended average weekly GWG rate (kg/week)	4.2	1.33–13.27	0.0147