Table 2 Results of bivariate analysis by rate of infancy weight gain
Variable | Rate of infancy weight gain, n(%) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rapid 19 (23.2) | On-track 42 (51.2) | Slow 21 (25.6) | ||
Site | 0.615 | |||
Hawai‘i | 7 (18.9) | 21 (56.8) | 9 (24.3) | |
Puerto Rico | 12 (26.7) | 21 (46.7) | 12 (26.7) | |
Gestational weight gain | 0.108 | |||
Recommended | 12 (36.4) | 16 (48.5) | 5 (15.2) | |
Inadequate | 4 (20.0) | 9 (45.0) | 7 (35.0) | |
Excessive | 3 (10.3) | 17 (58.6) | 9 (31.0) | |
Pregravid BMI | 0.067 | |||
Underweight | 2 (28.6) | 2 (28.6) | 3 (42.9) | |
Normal | 8 (21.6) | 21 (56.8) | 8 (21.6) | |
Overweight | 6 (31.6) | 12 (63.2) | 1 (5.3) | |
Obese | 3 (15.8) | 7 (36.8) | 9 (47.4) | |
Racea/ethnicity | ||||
Hispanic | 12 (23.5) | 26 (51.0) | 13 (25.5) | 0.995 |
Native Hawaiian | 2 (28.6) | 2 (28.6) | 3 (42.9) | 0.441 |
Other Pacific Islander | 3 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) | 0 (0) | 0.161 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 4 (33.3) | 5 (41.7) | 3 (25.0) | 0.654 |
Asian | 2 (14.3) | 8 (57.1) | 4 (28.6) | 0.741 |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) | 0.796 |
Black or African American | 1 (9.1) | 7 (63.6) | 3 (27.3) | 0.580 |
White | 11 (27.5) | 20 (50.0) | 9 (22.5) | 0.622 |
Parity | 0.142 | |||
1 | 12 (37.5) | 15 (46.9) | 5 (15.6) | |
2 | 5 (14.7) | 19 (55.9) | 10 (29.4) | |
3 or 4 | 2 (12.5) | 8 (50.0) | 6 (37.5) | |
Use of prenatal vitamins | ||||
Yes | 19 (23.2) | 42 (51.2) | 21 (25.6) | |
Pregnancy complications | 0.693 | |||
No | 11 (21.6) | 28 (54.9) | 12 (23.5) | |
Yes | 8 (25.8) | 14 (45.2) | 9 (29.0) | |
Took vitamins while breastfeeding | 0.921 | |||
No | 7 (20.6) | 17 (50.0) | 10 (29.4) | |
Yes | 11 (26.2) | 21 (50.0) | 10 (23.8) | |
(No response given) | 1 (16.7) | 4 (66.7) | 1 (16.7) | |
Education | 0.274 | |||
Less than college | 9 (29.0) | 11 (35.5) | 11 (35.5) | |
Some college | 4 (18.2) | 13 (59.1) | 5 (22.7) | |
College degree or higher | 6 (20.7) | 18 (62.1) | 5 (17.2) | |
Maternal age (years) | 0.047 | |||
18–24 | 11 (40.7) | 11 (40.7) | 5 (18.5) | |
25–31 | 5 (12.8) | 20 (51.3) | 14 (35.9) | |
32–39 | 3 (18.8) | 11 (68.8) | 2 (12.5) | |
Infant gender | 0.257 | |||
Male | 10 (25.0) | 23 (57.5) | 7 (17.5) | |
Female | 9 (21.4) | 19 (45.2) | 14 (33.3) | |
Up-to-date with vaccinations | 0.061 | |||
No | 6 (35.3) | 10 (58.8) | 1 (5.9) | |
Yes | 13 (20.0) | 32 (49.2) | 20 (30.8) | |