Mother’s characteristics (n = 485) | |||
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Mean (SDa) | |||
Age at baseline, years | 31.2 (5.2) | ||
BMIb, kg/m2 3 years | 36.5 (6.0) | ||
Years in full-time education | 15.1 (2.8) | ||
n (%) | |||
Intervention Group | 236 (49) | ||
Ethnicity | White | 329 (68) | |
Black | 112 (23) | ||
Asian | 21 (4) | ||
Other | 23 (5) | ||
BMI, category at 3 y postpartum | n (%) | ||
Normal weight (18.5 < BMI < 24.9 kg/m2) | 3 (1) | ||
Overweight (25.0 < BMI < 29.9 kg/m2) | 51 (10) | ||
Type I obesity (30.0 < BMI < 34.9 kg/m2) | 169 (35) | ||
Type II obesity (35.0 < BMI < 39.9 kg/m2) | 136 (28) | ||
Type III obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2) | 126 (26) | ||
Parity: child born to mother as result of first delivery | 243 (50) | ||
Gestational diabetes | 117 (26) | ||
Education attainment c | Low | 129 (27) | |
Medium | 134 (28) | ||
High | 222 (46) | ||
Indices of multiple deprivation d | (Least) 1 | 30 (6) | |
2 | 31 (7) | ||
3 | 57 (12) | ||
4 | 174 (37) | ||
(Most) 5 | 181 (38) | ||
Children’s characteristics (n = 488) | |||
Mean (SDa) | |||
Age, months | 41.8 (3.4) | ||
n (%) | |||
Sex, Female | 241 (50) | ||
Born large for gestational age | 60 (12.4) | ||
Gender-specific cut-off BMIb categories at 3 years | |||
Underweight (< 18.5 Kg/m2) | 15 (3) | ||
Healthy (18.5–24.9 Kg/m2) | 298 (63) | ||
Overweight (25.0–29.9 Kg/m2) | 122 (26) | ||
Obesity (30.0–34.9 Kg/m2) | 14 (3) | ||
Morbid obesity (≥ 35.0 Kg/m2) | 26 (5) |