Table 4.
Adjusted odds ratios (95% CIs)* comparing adverse neonatal outcomes among racial minority women to white women (referent group), stratified by BMI status (model 2)
| Black | Hispanic | Asian-American | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTB | Women of normal weight | 1.71 (1.58 - 1.85) | 1.16 (1.11 - 1.22) | 1.10 (1.04 - 1.16) |
| Women with overweight | 1.62 (1.46 - 1.80) | 1.21 (1.14 - 1.29) | 1.37 (1.24 - 1.51) | |
| Women with obesity | 1.31 (1.16 - 1.47) | 1.06 (0.99 - 1.14) | 1.23 (1.05 - 1.44) | |
| Women with morbid obesity | 1.37 (1.09 - 1.74) | 1.10 (0.93 - 1.30) | 1.29 (0.75 - 2.21) | |
| Macrosomia | Women of normal weight | 0.50 (0.44 - 0.56) | 0.74 (0.71 - 0.77) | 0.41 (0.38 - 0.43) |
| Women with overweight | 0.49 (0.44 - 0.56) | 0.73 (0.70 - 0.77) | 0.52 (0.47 - 0.57) | |
| Women with obesity | 0.50 (0.44 - 0.57) | 0.82 (0.78 - 0.87) | 0.66 (0.57 - 0.76) | |
| Women with morbid obesity | 0.39 (0.31 - 0.50) | 0.84 (0.75 - 0.95) | 1.43 (0.98 - 2.09) | |
| LBW | Women of normal weight | 2.50 (2.28 - 2.74) | 1.16 (1.09 - 1.24) | 1.45 (1.35 - 1.55) |
| Women with overweight | 2.25 (1.96 - 2.57) | 1.23 (1.12 - 1.34) | 1.82 (1.59 - 2.07) | |
| Women with obesity | 2.25 (1.94 - 2.59) | 1.16 (1.05 - 1.28) | 1.49 (1.21 - 1.83) | |
| Women with morbid obesity | 2.03 (1.52 - 2.73) | 0.89 (0.70 - 1.14) | 1.72 (0.88 - 3.36) |
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.
PTB, preterm birth; LBW, low birth weight