Table 1 General characteristics of study participants across quartiles of dietary inflammatory potential (n = 812)a
| Â | Quartiles of the dietary inflammatory index | Pb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 (<−1.24) | Q2 (− 1.24 to + 0.04) | Q3 (+ 0.04 to + 1.19) | Q4 (> + 1.19) | ||
Age (years) | 29.57 ± 4.71 | 29.77 ± 4.73 | 29.33 ± 4.82 | 28.95 ± 5.13 | 0.38 |
Baseline-BMI (kg/m2) | 25.81 ± 4.25 | 25.16 ± 3.99 | 24.95 ± 3.94 | 24.61 ± 3.99 | 0.02 |
Maternal weight gainc (kg) | 7.49 ± 2.38 | 7.75 ± 3.00 | 8.00 ± 3.30 | 7.58 ± 2.19 | 0.28 |
Family number | 2.72 ± 0.78 | 2.72 ± 0.75 | 2.70 ± 0.87 | 2.69 ± 0.78 | 0.98 |
GDM (yes) (%) | 30.6 | 29.4 | 24.9 | 31.1 | 0.50 |
University graduated (%) | 52.6 | 52.3 | 56.9 | 55.6 | 0.74 |
Employed (%) | 23.7 | 17.4 | 20.3 | 17.5 | 0.35 |
Physically active (%) | 8.2 | 11.2 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 0.34 |
Number of previous pregnancies (≥3) (%) | 18.4 | 22.8 | 16.8 | 18.4 | 0.45 |
History of IUGR (yes) (%) | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 0.69 |
History of abortion (yes) (%) | 22.4 | 24.4 | 15.2 | 18.9 | 0.11 |
History of cesarean section (yes) (%) | 80.9 | 77.9 | 81.5 | 78.4 | 0.75 |
History of stillbirth (yes) (%) | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 0.03 |
History of preterm delivery (yes) (%) | 2.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 0.16 |