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Table 2 Subgroups: characteristics at baseline of women who participated in all three trimesters 1

From: A randomized longitudinal dietary intervention study during pregnancy: effects on fish intake, phospholipids, and body composition

 

Control group 2

Intervention group 3

P 5

Age (years)

30.6 (29.0, 32.5)

32.2 (30.3, 33.3)

0.19

Weight (kg)

63.7 (60.1, 68.0)

61.9 (59.0, 65.1)

0.32

Height (cm)

173 (167, 178)

166 (162, 173)

0.05

Body mass index (kg/m2)

22.3 (20.9, 22.7)

22.3 (20.9, 23.3)

0.62

Waist circumference (cm)

80.0 (77.5, 82.5)

81.9 (78.0, 86.0)

0.26

Fat mass (kg)

16.0 (14.5, 18.9)

16.6 (12.1, 22.1)

0.90

Fat-free mass (kg)

47.3 (44.7, 52.9)

45.6 (41.5, 49.1)

0.15

Parity (n)

0 (0, 1)

0.5 (0, 1)

0.26

15 or more years of education4

15 (88.2)

17 (94.4)

 

Plasma glucose (mmol/L)

4.3 (4.3, 4.8)

4.3 (4.3, 4.5)

0.83

Serum insulin (mU/L)

4.9 (4.3, 5.6)

4.6 (4.0, 5.6)

0.70

QUICKI6

0.323 (0.307, 0.340)

0.338 (0.312, 0.352)

0.47

  1. 1Median with interquartile range (25th percentile, 75th percentile) unless noted otherwise. 2n = 17. 3n = 17-18. 4n (%). 5P values were calculated by Mann–Whitney U test. 6Quantitative insulin sensitivity check index.