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Table 5 Relationship between obstetric complications during pregnancy and pre-pregnancy body weight (n = 1996)

From: Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index (BMI) and delivery outcomes in a Canadian population

 

Pre-pregnancy BMI categories

Obstetrics complications

Normal weight (BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m 2)

Overweight (BMI 25–29.9 kg/m 2)

Unadjusted OR; 95% CI 2

Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2)

Unadjusted OR; 95% CI 3

Pregnancy induced hypertension

46 (3.5)

49 (10.4)

3.1; 2.1-4.6**

33 (15.6)

5.7; 3.7-8.8**

Preeclampsia

47 (3.6)

48 (10.2)

3.5; 2.0-4.6**

35 (16.6)

5.3; 3.3-8.5**

Abruptio placentae

16 (1.2)

4 (0.8)

1.4; 0.5-4.3

1 (0.5)

2.6; 0.3-19.6

Eclampsia

3 (0.2)

3 (0.6)

2.8; 0.5-13.8

5 (2.4)

10.6; 2.5-44.6**

Gestational diabetes mellitus

28 (2.1)

27 (5.7)

3.0; 1.8-5.0**

23 (10.9)

6.5; 3.7-11.2**

Intrauterine growth restriction

32 (2.4)

7 (1.5)

1.6; 0.7-3.8

1 (0.5)

5.3; 0.7-38.6

Maternal pyrexia during labour

57 (4.3)

18 (3.8)

1.1; 0.7-1.9

13 (6.2)

0.7; 0.4-1.3

Chorioamnionitis

19 (1.4)

7 (1.5)

1.1; 0.4-2.8

4 (1.9)

0.7; 0.3-2.3

Bleeding during pregnancy

78 (5.9)

47 (10.0)

1.7; 1.2-2.5*

14 (6.6)

1.1; 0.6-2.0

Amniotic fluid disorders1

29 (2.2)

20 (4.2)

1.9; 1.1-3.5*

7 (3.3)

1.5; 0.6-3.5

  1. Data presented as n (%).
  2. 1Includes both polyhydramnions and oligohydramnios.
  3. 2Unadjusted odds ratios refers to comparisons between normal weight and overweight.
  4. 3Unadjusted odds ratios refers to comparisons between normal weight and obese.
  5. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.001.