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Table 3 Maternal GWG between the intervention and control group

From: The influence of a low glycemic index dietary intervention on maternal dietary intake, glycemic index and gestational weight gain during pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial

 

I

C

P

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

 

Gestational weight gain (kg)

11.5 ± 4.2

12.6 ± 4.4

0.003

 

%

%

 

Meet IOM goal

39.3

34.9

0.31

Exceed IOM goal

33.2

44.7

0.009

Below IOM goal

27.5

20.4

0.06

  1. C, control group (n = 285); I, intervention (n = 235).
  2. P value assessed using the independent samples t-test for continuous data and using the χ 2 test for categorical data.