Table 3 Pregnancy complications among women with normal BMI compared with overweight and obese women
From: The risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women who are overweight or obese
Outcome | Normal n = 943 (%) | Overweight n = 446 (%) | Obese n = 272 (%) | Overweight vs. Normal [95% CI] | p value | Obese vs. Normal [95% CI] | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chorioamnionitis requiring antibiotics | 10 (1.1) | 3 (0.7) | 3 (1.1) | 0.63 [0.18,2.29] | 0.49 | 1.04 [0.29,3.75] | 0.95 |
Induction | 250 (26.5) | 157 (35.2) | 128 (47.1) | 1.33 [1.13,1.57] | 0.001 | 1.78 [1.51,2.09] | < 0.0001 |
Induction for hypertension | 35 (3.7) | 32 (7.2) | 40 (14.7) | 1.93 [1.21,3.08] | 0.01 | 3.96 [2.57,6.11] | < 0.0001 |
Induction for GDM/IDDM | 3 (0.3) | 7 (1.6) | 10 (3.7) | 4.93 [1.28,18.99] | 0.02 | 11.6 [3.20,41.69] | 0.0002 |
Caesarean Section | 210 (22.3) | 141 (31.6) | 99 (36.4) | 1.42 [1.18,1.70] | 0.0002 | 1.63 [1.34,1.99] | < 0.0001 |
Elective Caesarean Section | 51 (5.4) | 30 (6.7) | 18 (6.6) | 1.24 [0.80,1.92] | 0.33 | 1.22 [0.73,2.06] | 0.45 |
Emergency Caesarean Section | 159 (16.9) | 111 (24.9) | 81 (29.8) | 1.48 [1.19,1.83] | 0.0004 | 1.77 [1.40,2.23] | < 0.0001 |
CS for Pre-Eclampsia | 9 (1.0) | 3 (0.7) | 9 (3.3) | 0.70 [0.19,2.59] | 0.60 | 3.47 [1.39,8.65] | 0.01 |
CS for Fetal Distress | 89 (9.4) | 59 (13.2) | 44 (16.2) | 1.40 [1.03,1.91] | 0.03 | 1.71 [1.23,2.40] | 0.002 |
CS for Chorioamnionitis | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
CS for CPD | 6 (0.6) | 6 (1.3) | 5 (1.8) | 2.11 [0.69,6.52] | 0.19 | 2.89 [0.89,9.39] | 0.08 |
CS for Failure to Progress | 83 (8.8) | 59 (13.2) | 44 (16.2) | 1.50 [1.10,2.06] | 0.01 | 1.84 [1.31,2.58] | 0.0004 |
Length of Stay (days)a | 3.0 ± 1.6 | 3.3 ± 2.1 | 3.4 ± 1.7 | 0.3 [0.1,0.5] | 0.01 | 0.3 [0.1,0.6] | 0.01 |
Major Post Partum Haemorrhage | 20 (2.1) | 12 (2.7) | 10 (3.7) | 1.27 [0.63,2.57] | 0.51 | 1.73 [0.82,3.66] | 0.15 |
Antibiotics post partum | 132 (14.0) | 81 (18.2) | 48 (17.6) | 1.30 [1.01,1.67] | 0.04 | 1.26 [0.93,1.70] | 0.13 |
Antibiotics for Wound Infection | 10 (1.1) | 6 (1.3) | 8 (2.9) | 1.27 [0.46,3.47] | 0.64 | 2.77 [1.11,6.96] | 0.03 |