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. 2013 Oct;103(10):e65–e72. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301469

TABLE 2—

Adjusted Relative Risks and Population Attributable Fraction (PAF) of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) Associated With Body Mass Index (BMI), by Race/Ethnicity: California, 2007–2009

Race/Ethnicity
Total RR (95% CI) Non-Hispanic White RR (95% CI) Non-Hispanic Black RR (95% CI) Non-Hispanic Asian/PI RR (95% CI) Non-Hispanic American Indian RR (95% CI) Hispanic RR (95% CI)
RR BMI (kg/m2)
 Underweight (< 18.5) 0.69 (0.66, 0.72) 0.8 (0.8, 0.9) 0.8 (0.6, 1.0) 0.6 (0.6, 0.7) 0.3 (0.0, 2.1) 0.6 (0.6, 0.7)
 Normal (18.5–24.9; Ref) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Overweight (25.0–29.9) 1.8 (1.8, 1.9) 2.0 (2.0, 2.1) 2.0 (1.8, 2.2) 1.8 (1.7, 1.9) 2.2 (1.6, 3.1) 1.8 (1.8, 1.8)
 Class I obesity (30.0–34.9) 2.7 (2.6, 2.7) 3.2 (3.1, 3.4) 2.8 (2.6, 3.2) 2.3 (2.2, 2.4) 3.1 (2.2, 4.3) 2.6 (2.5, 2.7)
 Class II obesity (35.0–39.9) 3.7 (3.6, 3.7) 4.5 (4.3, 4.7) 3.9 (3.5, 4.3) 2.6 (2.4, 2.8) 4.2 (2.9, 6.1) 3.6 (3.5, 3.7)
 Class III obesity (≥ 40) 4.6 (4.5, 4.7) 5.9 (5.6, 6.2) 5.2 (4.6, 5.8) 2.6 (2.3, 2.9) 5.7 (4.0, 8.2) 4.6 (4.4, 4.7)
PAF BMI (kg/m2)
 Overweight (25.0–29.9) 13.5 (13.1, 13.8) 13.3 (12.6, 14.1) 13.8 (11.8, 15.7) 10.8 (10.1, 11.5) 13.6 (7.6, 19.5) 14.3 (13.7, 14.8)
 Class I obesity (30.0–34.9) 12.4 (12.1, 12.6) 12.3 (11.7, 12.9) 13.9 (12.3, 15.5) 4.9 (4.5, 5.2) 16.6 (11.1, 22.1) 14.9 (14.5, 15.3)
 Class II obesity (35.0–39.9) 7.4 (7.2, 7.6) 8.6 (8.2, 9.1) 10.9 (9.7, 12.1) 1.5 (1.3, 1.8) 13.3 (8.9, 17.7) 8.8 (8.6, 9.1)
 Class III obesity (≥ 40) 5.4 (5.3, 5.6) 7.0 (6.6, 7.4) 12.6 (11.4, 13.9) 0.6 (0.5, 0.7) 14.4 (10.1, 18.6) 6.2 (5.9, 6.4)
 Total overweight/obese (≥ 25.0) 38.6 (38.1, 39.1) 41.2 (40.1, 42.3) 51.2 (48.0, 54.4) 17.8 (17.0, 18.6) 57.8 (47.3, 68.4) 44.2 (43.3, 45.0)

Note. CI = confidence interval; PI = Pacific Islander; RR = relative risk. Risks adjusted for maternal age, parity, and nativity.