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Table 3 Health services utilisation from randomisation to 6 weeks post-partum

From: The cost-effectiveness of providing antenatal lifestyle advice for women who are overweight or obese: the LIMIT randomised trial

Service

Lifestyle advice

Standard care

Adjusted treatment effect (95% CI)

Adjusted P value

N = 1,105

N = 1,097

Antenatal Services

    

Antenatal Clinic Visit*

7.47 (±2.68)

7.38 (±2.65)

0.09 (−0.15 to 0.31)

0.46

General Practitioner Visit*

1.09 (±2.66)

1.12 (±2.74)

−0.05 (−0.28 to 0.18)

0.67

Antenatal Anaesthetic Visit*

0.21 (±0.45)

0.22 (±0.45)

−0.01 (−0.49 to 0.02)

0.49

Antenatal Physician Visit*

0.65 (±1.52)

0.57 (±1.44)

−0.08 (−0.05 to 0.20)

0.24

Diabetes Educator Visit*

0.38 (±1.40)

0.25 (±0.99)

−0.14 (−0.24 to 0.03)

0.01

Birthing Services

    

Induction of Labour+

390 (36.25)

378 (35.39)

1.03 (0.92 to 1.15)

0.63

Caesarean birth+

370 (34.46)

389 (36.50)

0.95 (0.85 to 1.06)

0.34

Neonatal Services

    

Admission to neonatal nursery+

394 (36.61)

385 (36.05%)

1.00 (0.90 to 1.12)

0.99

Need for respiratory support+

65 (6.09)

77 (7.20%)

0.84 (0.61 to 1.15)

0.27

  1. * = Data presented as mean and standard deviation.
  2. + = Data presented as number and percentage.
  3. Treatment effect represents adjusted difference in means (or relative risk ratio) with 95% confidence intervals.
  4. Adjusted analyses included the stratification variables BMI category, parity and centre, in addition to adjustment for maternal age, and socioeconomic status.