Table 1 Population characteristics
From: Neonatal outcomes in obese mothers: a population-based analysis
Background characteristics | Non-obese | Obese | |
|---|---|---|---|
(N = 33,818) | (N = 4857) | ||
% | % | ||
Age ≥ 35 years | 19.1 | 23.1 | |
Multiparity | 53.8 | 64.3 | |
Height (cm) | <155 | 4.4 | 6.5 |
155-179 | 94.0 | 92.2 | |
≥180 | 1.6 | 1.2 | |
High weight gain | 33.6 | 50.3 | |
Hypertension | 3.8 | 14.4 | |
Diabetes | 4.3 | 11.2 | |
Nationality | Belgian | 56.2 | 56.9 |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.1 | 9.3 | |
Maghreb | 15.0 | 17.7 | |
Eastern Europe | 6.4 | 2.9 | |
Turkey | 3.3 | 3.2 | |
Former-EU15 | 11.4 | 9.0 | |
South-East Asia | 1.7 | 0.8 | |
Education | ≤9th grade | 19.7 | 25.9 |
High school | 36.5 | 46.7 | |
College | 43.9 | 27.3 | |
Unemployed | 40.9 | 50.6 | |
Single mother | 5.5 | 6.1 | |
Delivery characteristics | |||
Cesarean section | 17.8 | 28.3 | |
Induction | 31.1 | 38.6 | |
Elective CS | 8.7 | 13.6 | |
Timing of induction or elective CS | <39 weeks | 35.0 | 41.0 |
39-40 weeks | 49.0 | 44.7 | |
≥41 weeks | 15.9 | 14.3 | |
Gestational age | <37 weeks | 7.6 | 8.1 |
37-40 weeks | 81.9 | 80.5 | |
≥41 weeks | 10.6 | 11.4 | |
Macrosomia | 6.8 | 11.6 | |
Emergency CS | 9.0 | 14.5 | |
Transfer to NICU | 10.9 | 15.4 | |
1 minute Apgar score < 7 | 6.9 | 9.1 | |
Perinatal mortality | 0.6 | 0.7 | |