Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of Nova Scotian women with a singleton birth between 2004 and 2014, stratified by pre-pregnancy weight status (n = 66,689).
Underweight | Normal weight | Overweight | Obese I | Obese II | Obese III | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4% (2981) | 50% (33,127) | 24% (16,101) | 12% (8089) | 6% (3942) | 4% (2449) | |
Maternal age [years] | 25.7 (5.8) | 28.5 (5.7) | 28.9 (5.5) | 28.9 (5.4) | 28.9 (5.2) | 29.1 (5.1) |
Maternal weight [kg] | 47.7 (4.6) | 59.5 (6.5) | 73.5 (7.2) | 87.1 (8.3) | 100.6 (9.2) | 118.9 (13.5) |
Parity | ||||||
0 | 43% | 40% | 35% | 33% | 32% | 32% |
1 | 30% | 32% | 33% | 32% | 33% | 33% |
2 | 15% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 19% | 19% |
3+ | 13% | 12% | 15% | 16% | 17% | 17% |
Smoking on admission | 32% | 16% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 16% |
Rural residence | 26% | 26% | 29% | 31% | 34% | 35% |
Area-level household income quintile | ||||||
Quintile 1 | 24% | 18% | 19% | 21% | 22% | 24% |
Quintile 2 | 21% | 20% | 21% | 22% | 25% | 24% |
Quintile 3 | 21% | 22% | 23% | 25% | 24% | 23% |
Quintile 4 | 21% | 23% | 22% | 20% | 19% | 19% |
Quintile 5 | 13% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 10% |
Gestational weight gain* | ||||||
Adequate | 37% | 32% | 18% | 16% | 19% | 21% |
Inadequate | 21% | 17% | 9% | 13% | 21% | 32% |
Excessive | 42% | 51% | 73% | 71% | 60% | 46% |
Gestational age [weeks] | 38.8 (1.9) | 38.9 (1.8) | 39.0 (1.7) | 39.0 (1.8) | 39.0 (1.8) | 39.0 (1.7) |
Birth weight [g] | 3216 (535) | 3407 (524) | 3505 (536) | 3553 (568) | 3588 (561) | 3614 (573) |
