Table 3.
Neonatal complications according to BMI and weight gain.
| Neonatal complications | BMI groups kg/m2 | P | Weight gain GP kg | P | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <20 | 20–24.9 | 25–29.9 | ≥30 | <8 kg | 8 kg–16 kg | >16 kg | |||
| n = 102 | n = 871 | n = 348 | n = 87 | n = 530 | n = 777 | n = 101 | |||
| Birth weight (g ± sd) | 3186 ± 603 | 3325 ± 556 | 3458 ± 542 | 3705 ± 692 | <0.01* | 3201 ± 566.7 | 3435 ± 540.4 | 3782 ± 595 | <0.01* |
| Low birth weight n (%) | 7 (6.9) | 33 (3.8) | 11 (3.2) | 2 (2.3) | 0.312 | 33 (6.2) | 19 (2.5) | 1 (0.9) | <0.01* |
| Macrosomia n (%) | 9 (8.8) | 119 (13.7) | 59 (17) | 35 (40.2) | <0.01* | 42 (8) | 134 (17.2) | 46 (45.5) | 0.01* |
| Stillbirth n (%) | 5 (4.9) | 32 (3.7) | 14 (4) | 1 (1.1) | 0.5 | 24 (4.5) | 27 (3.5) | 1 (0.9) | 0.2 |
| Size (cm ± sd) | 49.57 ± 3.2 | 50.15 ± 1.5 | 50.11 ± 2.2 | 50.15 ± 2.3 | 0.04* | 50 ± 1.9 | 50 ± 2 | 50.2 ± 0.8 | 0.68 |
| Perimeter crania (cm ± sd) | 34.60 ± 1.3 | 34.83 ± 0.7 | 34.84 ± 0.9 | 34.87 ± 0.6 | 0.04* | 34.8 ± 0.8 | 34.8 ± 0.9 | 34.7 ± 0.5 | 0.76 |
*Significant (P < 0.05).
Quantitative variables were expressed in average ± standard deviation, and qualitative variables were expressed in numbers and percentages.