Lower education predicts poor response to dietary intervention in pregnancy, regardless of neighbourhood affluence: secondary analysis from the ROLO randomised control trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine if response to a low glycaemic index (GI) dietary intervention, measured by changes in dietary intake and gestational weight gain, differed across women of varying socio-economic status (SES).

Design

Secondary data analysis of the ROLO randomised control trial. The intervention consisted of a two-hour low-GI dietary education session in early pregnancy. Change in GI was measured using 3 d food diaries pre- and post-intervention. Gestational weight gain was categorised as per the 2009 Institute of Medicine guidelines. SES was measured using education and neighbourhood deprivation.

Setting

The National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

Subjects

Women (n 625) recruited to the ROLO randomised control trial.

Results

The intervention

SUBMITTER: O'Brien EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10261293 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature