Table 5. Association between maternal age, BMI & GWG.

	Maternal Age		p-value a
BMI pregestational	< 35 yrs	> = 35 yrs
Normal	523(71.1%)	155(64.0%)	0.160
Underweight	49(6.7%)	16(6.6%)
Overweight	124(16.8%)	55(22.7%)
Obese	40(5.4%)	16(6.6%)
Total	736(100.0%)	242(100.0%)
Gestational weight gain
Insufficient weight gain	225(30.9%)	78(32.5%)	0.714
Normal weight gain	315(43.2%)	106(44.2%)
Excessive weight gain	189(25.9%)	56(23.3%)
Total	729(100.0%)	240(100.0%)

BMI, body mass index;

^a p values were calculated using Chi square test