Research Article
Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain Are Associated with Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Based on Chinese Women
Table 2
Comparison of related characteristics of maternal BMI groups.
| | Variables | Total | Groups | Statistics | | | Underweight () | Normal weight () | Overweight () | Obesity () |
| | Age (year), | | | | | | | <0.001 | | Educational level, (%) | | | | | | | 0.173 | | Junior high school and below | 120 (21.74) | 18 (15.00) | 41 (19.62) | 47 (28.66) | 14 (23.73) | | | | High school or vocational high school | 155 (28.08) | 37 (30.83) | 57 (27.27) | 44 (26.83) | 17 (28.81) | | | | Graduate degree and above | 277 (50.18) | 65 (54.17) | 111 (53.11) | 73 (44.51) | 28 (47.46) | | | | Number of pregnancies, (, ) | 2 (1, 3) | 1 (1, 2) | 2 (1, 3) | 2 (1, 3) | 2 (2, 3) | | <0.001 | | History of premature birth, (%) | 14 (2.54) | 3 (2.50) | 5 (2.39) | 4 (2.44) | 2 (3.39) | | 0.978 | | History of miscarriage, (%) | 205 (37.14) | 27 (22.50) | 76 (36.36) | 72 (43.90) | 30 (50.85) | | <0.001 | | History of medication, (%) | 27 (4.89) | 3 (2.50) | 9 (4.31) | 7 (4.27) | 8 (13.56) | | 0.010 | | Adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes | | Maternal complication, (%) | 147 (26.63) | 27 (22.50) | 39 (18.66) | 54 (32.93) | 27 (45.76) | | <0.001 | | Parturition outcome (cesarean delivery), (%) | 277 (50.18) | 39 (32.50) | 100 (47.85) | 98 (59.76) | 40 (67.80) | | <0.001 | | Adverse neonatal outcome, (%) | 358 (64.86) | 58 (48.33) | 128 (61.24) | 122 (74.39) | 50 (84.75) | | <0.001 | | Adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes, (%) | 390 (70.65) | 66 (55.00) | 139 (66.51) | 130 (79.27) | 55 (93.22) | | <0.001 |
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