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Table 2 Maternal outcomes by maternal pre-pregnancy BMI classification and by gestational weight gain according to Institute of Medicine Guidelines

From: The effect of gestational weight gain on perinatal outcomes among Chinese twin gestations based on Institute of Medicine guidelines

Characteristics

All participants

(n = 645)

Weight gain within IOM guideline

(n = 267)

Weight gain below IOM guideline

(n = 97)

Weight gain above IOM guideline

(n = 281)

P-value

Gestational hypertensive disorder

65 (10.08)

19 (7.12)

5 (5.15)

41 (14.59)

0.004

Gestational hypertension

20 (3.1)

7 (2.62)

2 (2.06)

11 (3.91)

0.643

Pre-eclampsia

45 (6.98)

12 (4.49)

3 (3.09)

30 (10.68)

0.006

Gestational anemia

273 (42.33)

101 (37.83)

49 (50.52)

123 (43.77)

0.077

Preterm premature rupture of membrane

76 (11.78)

37 (13.86)

12 (12.37)

27 (9.61)

0.299

Preterm birth < 37 weeks

472 (73.18)

189 (70.79)

75 (77.32)

208 (74.02)

0.422

Preterm birth < 35 weeks

109 (16.9)

49 (18.35)

24 (24.74)

36 (12.81)

0.018

Preterm birth < 32 weeks

27 (4.19)

12 (4.49)

5 (5.15)

10 (3.56)

0.692

Spontaneous Preterm birth < 37 weeks

50 (7.75)

17 (6.37)

18 (18.56)

15 (5.34)

< 0.001

Spontaneous Preterm birth < 35 weeks

34 (5.27)

14 (5.24)

12 (12.37)

8 (2.85)

0.001

Spontaneous Preterm birth < 32 weeks

13 (2.02)

5 (1.87)

5 (5.15)

3 (1.07)

0.056