Existing maternal obesity guidelines may increase inequalities between ethnic groups: a national epidemiological study of 502,474 births in England

Table 4 Adjusted odds ratios ^a for maternal obesity ^b stratified by Ethnic group in England, UK, 1995 to 2007

Ethnic group	Odds ratio (95% CI)
White	Reference
South Asian	1.72 (1.66-1.79)
Pakistani	2.19 (2.08-2.31)
Bangladeshi	1.15 (1.06-1.24)
Indian	1.49 (1.39-1.60)
Black	1.70 (1.62-1.78)
Mixed	0.79 (0.72-0.87)
Chinese or Other Ethnic Group	0.63 (0.58-0.69)

^a Adjustments included parity, age, IMD score, and employment.
^b Obese BMI defined as >27.5kg/m² for Asian populations, and ≥30kg/m² for non-Asian populations.

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