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. 2023 Apr 18;12(8):2936. doi: 10.3390/jcm12082936

Table 1.

Clinical features of pregnant women with COVID-19 by body mass index categories.

Variables Body Mass Index (BMI) p
Normal Weight
n = 53
Overweight
n = 92
Obese
n = 47
Patient’s characteristics and pregnancy-related complications
Age,
MV ± SD (95% CI)
30.66 ± 4.98
(29.29–32.02)
30.51 ± 5.53
(29.36–31.66)
31.06 ± 5.42
(29.47–32.66)
0.847 c
Positive family history for CVD, N (%) 11 (20.8%) 22 (23.9%) 20 (42.6%) 0.028 b
Gestational hypertension,
N (%)
2 (3.8%) 9 (9.8%) 11 (23.4%) 0.007 b
Gestational diabetes mellitus, N (%) 2 (3.8%) 6 (6.5%) 6 (12.8%) 0.209 b
Primary thrombophilia, N (%) 2 (3.8%) 8 (8.7%) 2 (4.3%) 0.413 b
Anemia, N (%) 15 (28.3%) 36 (39.1%) 20 (42.6%) 0.283 b
Gestational age at labor,
median (variance)
38 weeks and 5 days
(1678.5)
39 weeks and 1 day
(288.7)
38 weeks and 1 day
(541.8)
0.323 a
Pregnancy outcome,
N (%)
Live birth 49 (92.4%) 88 (95.65%) 41 (87.2%) 0.008 b
Stillbirth 1 (1.9%) 4 (4.35%) 6 (12.8%)
Miscarriage 3 (5.7%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Newborn’s characteristics
Live newborns,
N (%)
Pre-term 17 (34.7%) 19 (21.6%) 11 (26.8%) 0.474 b
Term 32 (65.3%) 68 (77.3%) 30 (73.2%)
Post-term 0 (0%) 1 (1.1%) 0 (0%)
Amniotic fluid index,
median (variance)
120.00
(751.7)
120.00
(1141.4)
130
(2033.4)
0.139 a
Placenta maturity grade,
median (variance)
2.50
(0.9)
3.00
(0.8)
3.00
(0.5)
0.041 a
Intrauterine growth restriction, N (%) 3 (5.8%) 4 (4.5%) 1 (2.2%) 0.674 b
Large for gestational age, N (%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (2.2%) 3 (6.5%) 0.128 b
Apgar score 1st minute,
median (variance)
9.00
(8.5)
9.00
(4.5)
9.00
(10.1)
0.500 a
Apgar score 5th minute,
median (variance)
10.00
(9.8)
10.00
(5.5)
10.00
(12.2)
0.807 a

a Kruskal–Wallis test; b chi square test; c ANOVA test; CVD—cardiovascular disease; MV—mean value; SD—standard deviation; CI—confidence interval.