Table 3 Completeness of BMI and BMI categories – all n(%)
Study Classification | N women | BMI not recorded | BMI recorded* | Overweight and Obese (BMI 25 +) | Obese (BMI 30 +) | Morbidly obese (BMI 40 +) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Planning a pregnancy†| 6,506 (1.4) | 2,178 (33.5) | 4,328 (66.5) | 2,314 (53.5) | 1,198 (27.7) | 204 (4.7) |
Planning a pregnancy††|  |  |  | 35.6% | 18.4% | 3.1% |
Possibly planning a pregnancy†| 10,902 (2.3) | 3,868 (35.5) | 7,034 (64.5) | 3,554 (50.5) | 1,666 (23.7) | 190 (2.7) |
Possibly planning a pregnancy††|  |  |  | 32.6% | 15.3% | 1.7% |
Probably not planning a pregnancy†| 383,346 (80.9) | 146,191 (38.1) | 237,155 (61.9) | 124,683 (52.6) | 60,536 (25.5) | 9,537 (4.0) |
Probably not planning a pregnancy††|  |  |  | 32.5% | 15.8% | 2.5% |
Not enough information†| 73,290 (15.5) | 29,004 (29.6) | 44,286 (60.4) | 23,657 (53.4) | 11,751 (26.5) | 1,897 (4.3) |
Not enough information††|  |  |  | 32.3% | 16.0% | 2.6% |
TOTAL | 474,044 | 181,241 (38.2) | 292,803 (61.8) | Â | Â | Â |