Table 3.
Adjusted odds ratios (95% CIs)* comparing adverse maternal outcomes among racial minority women to white women (referent group), stratified by BMI status (model 2)
| Black | Hispanic | Asian-American | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDM | Women of normal weight | 0.77 (0.65 - 0.92) | 1.63 (1.53 - 1.75) | 3.48 (3.28 - 3.70) |
| Women with overweight | 0.91 (0.78 - 1.05) | 1.51 (1.42 - 1.62) | 3.12 (2.87 - 3.40) | |
| Women with obesity | 0.84 (0.74 - 0.96) | 1.41 (1.32 - 1.50) | 2.26 (2.01 - 2.54) | |
| Women with morbid obesity | 0.72 (0.59 - 0.89) | 1.30 (1.15 - 1.47) | 1.32 (0.87 - 1.99) | |
| Preeclampsia | Women of normal weight | 1.79 (1.55 - 2.06) | 1.33 (1.23 - 1.44) | 0.79 (0.71 - 0.88) |
| Women with overweight | 1.53 (1.30 - 1.80) | 1.20 (1.09 - 1.31) | 1.18 (1.01 - 1.38) | |
| Women with obesity | 1.45 (1.24 - 1.70) | 1.03 (0.93 - 1.13) | 1.43 (1.18 - 1.74) | |
| Women with morbid obesity | 1.17 (0.89 - 1.54) | 0.91 (0.76 - 1.10) | 0.79 (0.38 - 1.64) | |
| Primary CD | Women of normal weight | 1.44 (1.35 - 1.55) | 1.10 (1.06 - 1.14) | 1.09 (1.05 - 1.14) |
| Women with overweight | 1.22 (1.11 - 1.33) | 1.00 (0.95 - 1.04) | 1.06 (0.98 - 1.15) | |
| Women with obesity | 1.24 (1.13 - 1.36) | 0.94 (0.89 - 0.99) | 0.93 (0.82 - 1.05) | |
| Women with morbid obesity | 1.18 (0.97 - 1.43) | 1.05 (0.93 - 1.20) | 0.91 (0.58 - 1.43) |
Results in bold indicate statistical significance (P<0.05)
*
models controlled for advanced maternal age, maternal education (≥12 years versus <12), parity (nulliparous versus parous), public insurance status, and prenatal care initiation in 1st trimester.
GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus; CD, Cesarean delivery