Table 3.
Prevalence of 23 maternal chronic conditions (n=86 885)
| Condition | n (%) |
| Abnormal pre-pregnancy BMI | |
| Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m2) | 13 533 (15.6) |
| Obesity (BMI >25.0 kg/m2) | 9461 (10.9) |
| Allergic disease | 2680 (3.1) |
| Anaemia | 628 (0.7) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 128 (0.2) |
| Domestic violence | 11 261 (13.0) |
| Dyslipidaemia | 6 (0.01) |
| Epilepsy | 133 (0.2) |
| Gastric or duodenal ulcer | 298 (0.3) |
| Heart disease | 7 (0.01) |
| Hepatitis | 5 (0.01) |
| HIV infection | 7 (0.01) |
| Hypertension | 96 (0.1) |
| Inflammatory bowel disease | 16 (0.02) |
| Kidney disease | 17 (0.02) |
| Malignancy | 0 (0) |
| Migraine | 44 (0.1) |
| Neurological disease | 0 (0) |
| Other sexually transmitted diseases | 1193 (1.4) |
| Psychiatric disorder | 604 (0.7) |
| Rheumatic or collagen disease | 94 (0.1) |
| Substance abuse | 1 (0.0) |
| Thyroid disease | 638 (0.7) |
BMI, body mass index.