Table 1.
Profile of the pregnant women, according to prepregnancy BMI classes
| Normal weight (N = 23) |
Overweight (N = 18) |
Obese (N = 31) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | |||
| <19 | 9 (39.1) | 1 (5.5) | 0 (0.0) |
| 20–35 | 12 (52.2) | 12 (66.7) | 24 (77.4) |
| >35 | 2 (8.7) | 5 (27.8) | 7 (22.6) |
| Number of pregnancies | |||
| 1 | 9 (39.1) | 3 (16.7) | 3 (9.7) |
| ≥2 | 14 (60.9) | 15 (83.3) | 28 (90.3) |
| Smoking | 5 (21.7) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (22.6) |
| Hypertension (n = 33) | 3 (13.0) | 9 (50.0) | 21 (67.7) |
| Chronic hypertension | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.0) | 10 (30.3) |
| Preeclampsia | 2 (6.0) | 6 (18.2) | 8 (24.2) |
| Chronic hypertension + PE | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (18.2) |
| Gestational hypertension | 1 (3.03) | 2 (6.1) | 3 (9.7) |
| Diabetes mellitus (n = 48) | 6 (26.1) | 11 (61.1) | 31 (100.0) |
| DM-2 | 0 (0.0) | 3 (27.3) | 5 (16.1) |
| GDM | 2 (33.3) | 4 (36.4) | 18 (58.1) |
| MGH | 4 (66.7) | 4 (36.4) | 8 (25.8) |
BMI body mass index, PE preeclampsia, DM-2 type 2 diabetes mellitus, GDM gestational diabetes mellitus, MGD mild gestational hyperglycemia