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Table 3 Proportional odds model using rate of infancy weight gain as the dependent variable

From: Associations between gestational weight gain and rate of infancy weight gain in Hawai‘i and Puerto Rico WIC participants

Independent variable

Estimate (SE)

p-value

AOR (95% CI)

 

Rapid vs on-track or slow

Slow vs rapid or on-track

Intercept

 Rapid vs on-track or slow

1.16 (0.69)

0.093

  

 Rapid or on-track vs slow

4.00 (0.83)

<0.001

  

Gestational weight gain

 Recommended

Reference

   

 Excessive

-1.46 (0.57)

0.010

0.23 (0.08, 0.70)

4.32 (1.42, 13.14)

 Inadequate

-1.24 (0.60)

0.039

0.29 (0.09, 0.94)

3.45 (1.07, 11.17)

Maternal age (years)

 18-24

Reference

   

 25-31

-0.60 (0.57)

0.289

0.55 (0.18, 1.67)

1.83 (0.60, 5.54)

 32-39

0.02 (0.67)

0.975

1.02 (0.28, 3.77)

0.98 (0.27, 3.61)

Pregravid BMI

 Underweight/normal

Reference

   

 Overweight/obese

0.30 (0.50)

0.555

1.35 (0.50, 3.61)

0.73 (0.28, 1.99)

Parity

 1 child

Reference

   

 2 children

-1.16 (0.52)

0.026

0.31 (0.11, 0.87)

3.20 (1.15, 8.93)

 3 or 4 children

-1.43 (0.66)

0.031

0.24 (0.07, 0.88)

4.17 (1.14, 15.28)

Up-to-date with infant vaccinations

 No

Reference

   

 Yes

-1.15 (0.60)

0.056

0.32 (0.10, 1.03)

3.15 (0.97, 10.21)

  1. Estimate: Ordered log-odds regression coefficient, SE Standard error of the estimate, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval