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Table 2 Anthropometric measurements

From: Simple method for identification of women at risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in Arusha urban, Tanzania

Respondent Variables

Frequency

Percent

Mean (± SD)

Body fat percentage

468

100.0

33.4 (SD ± 7.8)

Self-reported pre-pregnancy weight (kg)

240

51.3

67 (SD ± 12.5)

Not remember pre-pregnancy weight (kg)

228

48.7

 

Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2)

240

51.3

25.6(± 5.7)

Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) classification

 Underweight (< 18.5)

15

6.6

 

 Normal (18.5–24.9)

120

47.1

25.5 (SD ± 6.3)

 Overweight (25–29.9)

57

25.1

 

 Obese (≥ 30)

48

21.1

 

 Measured Height (cm)

468

100.0

159 (SD ± 6.3)

 Weight during pregnancy (kg)

468

100.0

68.9(SD ± 12.9)

 BMI during pregnancy (kg/m2)

468

100.0

27(SD ± 12.9)

MUAC

  < 28 cm = Normal

299

63.9

27 (SD ± 3.8)

  ≥ 28 cm = Above normal

169

36.1

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