Table 3 Associations between gestational weight gain and adverse pregnancy outcomes (n = 3454).

From: Impact of pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain on the risk of maternal and infant pregnancy complications in Korean women

 

No. (%)

aAdjusted OR (95% CI) by gestational weight gain

 

Inadequate

Appropriate

Excessive

Any adverse outcomes

2435 (70.5)

0.846 (0.710–1.007)

1.000

1.364 (1.115–1.670)

Maternal

2295 (66.4)

0.877 (0.739–1.040)

1.000

1.401 (1.152–1.702)

 Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

42 (1.2)

0.194 (0.059–0.635)

1.000

3.253 (1.630–6.491)

 GDM

241 (7.0)

2.160 (1.593–2.929)

1.000

1.288 (0.887–1.870)

 Peripartum depressive symptom

1116 (32.3)

1.115 (0.941–1.321)

1.000

1.200 (0.996–1.445)

 Antenatal depressive symptom

959 (27.8)

1.175 (0.984–1.403)

1.000

1.307 (1.077–1.585)

 Postpartum depressive symptom

407 (11.8)

1.176 (0.921–1.503)

1.000

1.191 (0.912–1.554)

 Cesarean delivery

1374 (39.8)

0.636 (0.536–0.754)

1.000

1.437 (1.199–1.722)

 Delivery complications

392 (11.3)

0.952 (0.737–1.230)

1.000

1.207 (0.923–1.576)

 Preterm birth

167 (4.8)

1.793 (0.303–10.614)

1.000

0.850 (0.154–4.676)

Infant

601 (17.4)

0.955 (0.774–1.178)

1.000

1.035 (0.819–1.307)

 Small weight infant

143 (4.1)

1.257 (0.789–2.003)

1.000

0.665 (0.341–1.298)

 Large weight infant

127 (3.7)

0.536 (0.321–0.895)

1.000

1.666 (1.116–2.487)

 NICU admission

380 (11.0)

0.982 (0.762–1.265)

1.000

0.932 (0.695–1.249)

 Congenital anomaly

67 (1.9)

1.207 (0.681–2.138)

1.000

1.277 (0.687–2.377)

  1. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, GDM Gestational diabetes mellitus, NICU Neonatal intensive care unit.
  2. aAdjusted for age, household income, educational status, marital status, parity, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus, and gestational age.