Table 3 Effects of pre-pregnancy body mass index on pregnancy outcomes.

From: Influence of maternal overweight, obesity and gestational weight gain on the perinatal outcomes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus

 

Underweight (N = 96)

Normal weight (N = 558)

Over weight (N = 134)

obese (N = 44)

N (%)

AOR (95% CI)

P

N (%)

N (%)

AOR (95% CI)

P

N (%)

AOR (95% CI)

P

Cesarean sectiona

41 (42.7)

0.72 (0.45–1.15)

0.165

282 (50.5)

86 (64.2)

1.95 (1.29–2.96)

0.002

32 (72.7)

3.26 (1.57–6.76)

0.002

PPHa

12 (12.5)

0.79 (0.40–1.56)

0.501

88 (15.8)

31 (23.1)

1.60 (0.99–2.59)

0.057

6 (13.6)

0.81 (0.31–2.12)

0.671

Preterm deliveryb

3 (3.1)

0.95 (0.27–3.30)

0.937

19 (3.4)

2 (1.5)

0.39 (0.09–1.70)

0.208

2 (4.5)

1.06 (0.22–5.08)

0.940

PPROMb

21 (21.9)

1.48 (0.86–2.54)

0.153

89 (15.9)

23 (17.2)

1.05 (0.63–1.75)

0.855

12 (27.3)

1.89 (0.90–3.95)

0.092

GHTc

1 (1.0)

0.48 (0.06–4.02)

0.499

10 (1.8)

8 (6.0)

4.10 (1.56–10.81)

0.004

5 (11.4)

9.78 (2.91–32.85)

0.000

Macrosomiac

2 (2.1)

0.20 (0.05–0.87)

0.031

41 (7.3)

15 (11.2)

2.02 (1.05–3.88)

0.034

12 (27.3)

8.04 (3.46–18.66)

0.000

SGAb

3 (3.1)

1.03 (0.29–3.62)

0.967

17 (3.0)

3 (2.2)

0.59 (0.17–2.13)

0.423

1 (2.3)

0.51 (0.06–4.22)

0.531

LGAb

10 (10.4)

0.31 (0.15–0.63)

0.001

132 (23.7)

47 (35.1)

2.14 (1.40–3.26)

0.000

17 (38.6)

3.34 (1.69–6.60)

0.001

  1. AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; PPH, postpartum hemorrhage; PPROM, preterm premature rupture of membranes; GHT, gestational hypertension; SGA, small for gestational age; LGA, large for gestational age. AORs are presented relative to the normal weight group.
  2. aAdjusted for maternal age, gestational weeks, gestational weight gain and birth weight; badjusted for maternal age and gestational weight gain; cadjusted for maternal age, gestational weeks and gestational weight gain.