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) | ||||||
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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 |