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Table 3 Distribution of gestational weight gain by pre-pregnancy BMI among subjects with optimal pregnancy outcomes in Changsha, Hunan, China, in 2016

From: Gestational weight gain in Chinese women -- results from a retrospective cohort in Changsha, China

Subgroups

Gestational weight gain (kg) by percentile

IOM recommend ranges (kg)

5th

15th

25th

50th

75th

85th

95th

Overall subjects (n = 12,564)

5.0

9.0

11.0

15.0

18.0

19.0

22.5

 

IOM pre-pregnancy BMI category a

 Underweight (n = 2002)

9.0

11.5

13.0

16.0

18.5

20.0

23.0

12.5–18.0

 Normal weight (n = 9308)

5.0

9.0

11.0

15.0

17.5

19.0

22.5

11.5–16.0

 Overweight (n = 1084)

0.0

4.5

7.5

12.5

16.0

18.0

21.5

7.0–11.5

 Obese (n = 170)

2.5

5.0

8.0

13.0

17.5

20.0

26.0

5.0–9.0

Asian pre-pregnancy BMI category b

 Underweight (n = 2002)

9.0

11.5

13.0

16.0

18.5

20.0

23.0

12.5–18.0

 Normal weight (n = 7564)

6.0

10.0

11.6

15.0

18.0

19.0

22.8

11.5–16.0

 Overweight (n = 1744)

3.0

7.0

9.5

13.0

16.5

18.0

21.0

7.0–11.5

 Obese (n = 1254)

0.4

5.0

7.5

12.5

16.0

18.0

22.5

5.0–9.0

  1. a: IOM pre-pregnancy BMI category: underweight (BMI < 18.5), normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9), overweight (BMI 25–29.9), obese (BMI ≥ 30);
  2. b: Asian pre-pregnancy BMI category: underweight (BMI < 18.5), normal weight (BMI 18.5–22.9), overweight (BMI 23–24.9), obese (BMI ≥ 25)
  3. Note: Shaded areas represent the 2009 IOM gestational weight gain ranges