Research Article

Associations of Body Mass Index (Maternal BMI) and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus with Neonatal and Maternal Pregnancy Outcomes in a Multicentre European Database (Diabetes and Pregnancy Vitamin D and Lifestyle Intervention for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Prevention)

Table 1

Overview of the number, percentage GDM, and percentage of GDM in each maternal BMI category by country. Higher prevalence of GDM reflects a more specialised centre or the inclusion of GDM pregnancies only.

CountryNGDM (%)In each maternal BMI category (%)
<2525–30 ≥30 ≥35

Austria87327.633.437.819.79.0
Finland17299.427.930.822.718.6
Ireland139911.841.036.514.67.9
Italy24869.064.518.510.16.9
The Netherlands6761.252.229.913.44.5
Spain15956.063.524.58.23.8
UK42621.145.825.412.916.0
Overall334428.942.033.115.59.4