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Table 6 Gestational weight gain (kg) and body composition changes (kg) between the first and third 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 4

Gestational weight gain (kg)

11.6 (9.5, 11.6)

11.6 (8.9, 13.9)

0.96

Fat mass gain (kg)

5.5 (4.0, 6.6)

6.8 (3.8, 8.4)

0.34

Fat-free mass gain (kg)

6.7 (4.9, 8.1)

5.5 (4.5, 6.7)

0.22

  1. 1Values are medians with interquartile range (25th percentile, 75th percentile), kg. 2n = 17. 3n = 18. 4P values were calculated by Mann–Whitney U test.
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Nutrition Journal

ISSN: 1475-2891

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