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Table 4 Association between pre-pregnancy weight, weight gain during pregnancy and preterm birth – adjusted analysis

From: Pre-pregnancy BMI and weight gain: where is the tipping point for preterm birth?

Weight gain (kg)

Underweight

Overweight

Obese

Spontaneous births

Induced

Spontaneous births

Induced

Spontaneous births

Induced

PTB with PROM

PTB without PROM

PTB

PTB with PROM

PTB without PROM

PTB

PTB with PROM

PTB without PROM

PTB

< 7.0

1.70***

1.74***

0.79

0.61***

0.51***

0.68*

0.53***

0.50***

0.84

(1.38, 2.09)

(1.36, 2.22)

(0.40, 1.57)

(0.52, 0.71)

(0.42, 0.62)

(0.47, 0.99)

(043, 0.65)

(0.39, 0.64)

(0.56, 1.27)

7.0-9.4

1.19

1.18

1.23

0.72*

0.58**

0.91

0.66*

0.28**

0.77

(0.92, 1.54)

(0.88, 1.60)

(0.68, 2.22)

(0.56, 0.92)

(0.42, 0.80)

(0.52, 1.59)

(0.44, 0.99)

(0.14, 0.58)

(0.28, 2.14)

9.5-12.7

1.43*

1.57**

1.19

0.85

0.85

1.08

0.75

0.45*

2.66*

(1.15, 1.78)

(1.22, 2.02)

(0.67, 2.10)

(0.67, 1.08)

(0.63, 1.13)

(0.62, 1.89)

(0.48, 1.18)

(0.23, 0.89)

(1.35, 5.22)

> 12.7

0.85

1.13

1.06

1.04

0.90

1.05

0.98

1.24

1.24

(0.64, 1.14)

(0.82, 1.55)

(0.57, 1.97)

(0.83, 1.30)

(0.67, 1.21)

(0.58, 1.87)

(0.69, 1.38)

(0.84, 1.84)

(0.53, 2.91)

  1. Adjusted for site, education and race.
  2. ***p < 0.0001.
  3. **p < 0.001.
  4. *p < 0.05.