Research Article
Maternal Obesity and Rectovaginal Group B Streptococcus Colonization at Term
Table 2
Risk of GBS colonization with increasing obesity categories.
| BMI category
(Kg/m2) | GBS colonization
(%) | Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | trend |
| | <30 ( = 3,219) | 713 (22.2) | Reference | Reference | <0.001 | | 30–39.9 ( = 3,350) | 914 (27.3) | 1.31 (1.18, 1.48) | 1.29 (1.15, 1.45) | | >40 ( = 1,142) | 362 (31.7) | 1.63 (1.40, 1.89) | 1.54 (1.32, 1.79) |
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Adjusted for race, parity, and diabetes.
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