Table 1

Frequentist analysis of customised birth weight centile in the GPT

Positional therapy
(n=83)
Sham positional therapy
(n=84)
Treatment—Sham
difference (95% CI)
P value
GROW v6.7.8.1 centile (%)43 (18 to 67)31 (14 to 58)6.8* (−1.7 to 16.6)0.11
GROW v8.0.6.2 centile (%)42 (15 to 71)28 (9 to 52)8.4* (−0.3 to 18.2)0.06
  • Variables are non-normally distributed and presented as median (IQR).

  • *Wilcoxon rank sum test.

  • GPT, Ghana PrenaBelt Trial; GROW, Gestation-Related Optimal Weight.