Dietary patterns in obese pregnant women; influence of a behavioral intervention of diet and physical activity in the UPBEAT randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Dietary pattern scores at baseline (15⁺⁰-18⁺⁶ weeks’ gestation), following the UPBEAT intervention (27⁺⁰-28⁺⁶ weeks’ gestation) and in late gestation (34⁺⁰ to 36⁺⁰ weeks’ gestation)

Dietary pattern		Control^a	Intervention^b	Difference (95% CI)	P
Fruit and veg	Baseline	0.04 (0.99)	−0.04 (0.78)
	28 weeks	−0.08 (0.79)	−0.03 (0.84)	0.07 (−0.02 to 0.17)	0.135
	36 weeks	−0.15 (0.82)	−0.09 (0.79)	0.07 (−0.04 to 0.17)	0.208
African/Caribbean	Baseline	−0.03 (0.76)	0.02 (0.97)
	28 weeks	−0.06 (0.74)	−0.07 (0.60)	−0.03 (−0.10 to 0.04)	0.433
	36 weeks	−0.13 (0.54)	−0.11 (0.52)	0.00 (−0.06 to 0.07)	0.916
Processed	Baseline	0.02 (1.10)	−0.02 (0.56)
	28 weeks	−0.04 (0.52)	−0.18 (0.49)	−0.14 (−0.19 to −0.08)	<0.0001
	36 weeks	−0.06 (0.57)	−0.16 (0.50)	−0.09 (−0.16 to −0.02)	0.011
Snacks	Baseline	−0.03 (0.75)	0.03 (0.91)
	28 weeks	0.04 (0.69)	−0.18 (0.55)	−0.24 (−0.31 to −0.17)	<0.0001
	36 weeks	−0.05 (0.66)	−0.13 (0.69)	−0.11 (−0.20 to −0.02)	0.018

Results are reported as mean (SD)
^aControl; n = 504 at baseline (15⁺⁰-18⁺⁶ weeks’ gestation), 436 following the UPBEAT intervention (27⁺⁰-28⁺⁶ weeks’ gestation) and 363 in late gestation (34⁺⁰ to 36⁺⁰ weeks’ gestation)
^bIntervention; n = 519 at baseline (15⁺⁰-18⁺⁶ weeks’ gestation), 417 following the UPBEAT intervention (27⁺⁰-28⁺⁶ weeks’ gestation) and 325 in late gestation (34⁺⁰ to 36⁺⁰ weeks’ gestation)

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