TABLE 3.
Association of Maternal Self-Reported Prepregnancy BMI With Neonatal, Post neonatal, and Infant Death, No Weight Gain Adjustment
| Maternal Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2) |
Neonatal Death OR (95% CI) |
Postneonatal Death OR (95% CI) |
Infant Death OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| <18.5 | 1.20 (1.01–1.43) | 1.24 (1.02–1.51) | 1.22 (1.05–1.41) |
| 18.5–24.9a | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 25–29.9 | 1.15 (1.00–1.32) | 1.07 (0.91–1.27) | 1.12 (0.99–1.26) |
| ≥30 | 1.57 (1.30–1.90) | 1.28 (1.02–1.61) | 1.46 (1.23–1.73) |
Adjusted for race, maternal age at pregnancy, maternal education, maternal smoking during pregnancy, child’s sex, live birth order, and plurality.
a
Reference category.