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. 2017 Nov;72(11):698–707. doi: 10.6061/clinics/2017(11)09

Table 4.

Reference values of BMI according to initial BMI classification: low-weight and adequate-weight pregnant women.

Low Weight (Initial BMI <18.5 kg/m2) Adequate Weight (18.5≤ Initial BMI <25 kg/m2) Overweight (25≤ Initial BMI <30 kg/m2) Obese (Initial BMI ≥30 kg/m2)
GA n Mean SD P5% P95% n Mean SD P5% P95% n Mean SD P5% P95% n Mean SD P5% P95%
<8 9 17.7 0.53 15.9 17.8 88 22.1 1.77 18.3 24.0 55 26.3 2.18 24.4 28.5 26 35.2 4.14 30.3 41.2
8 7 17.7 0.96 16.0 18.0 56 22.0 1.90 18.4 24.2 42 27.1 1.37 24.5 28.7 11 35.4 3.86 30.4 41.3
9 5 17.5 1.02 16.1 18.2 41 21.8 2.07 18.5 24.4 27 27.4 1.66 24.6 28.9 21 34.1 3.37 30.4 41.4
10 8 17.2 1.15 16.2 18.5 55 22.1 1.88 18.7 24.6 35 26.7 1.51 24.7 29.1 23 35.0 3.42 30.4 41.4
11 6 18.1 0.68 16.3 18.7 55 22.0 1.91 18.8 24.8 28 27.1 1.68 24.8 29.3 18 34.3 3.38 30.5 41.5
12 7 17.8 1.31 16.4 19.0 58 22.2 1.97 19.0 25.0 46 26.9 1.58 24.9 29.6 19 35.0 4.98 30.5 41.6
13 5 17.8 1.05 16.5 19.2 58 21.8 1.76 19.1 25.2 45 27.3 1.59 25.0 29.8 18 35.3 2.83 30.6 41.7
14 7 18.7 1.77 16.7 19.4 53 22.2 2.16 19.3 25.4 50 27.0 1.58 25.1 30.0 26 34.1 3.49 30.6 41.8
15 14 17.7 1.13 16.8 19.7 76 22.1 1.93 19.4 25.6 49 26.9 1.82 25.2 30.2 33 34.8 3.51 30.7 41.8
16 6 18.5 0.37 16.9 19.9 47 22.4 2.31 19.6 25.9 37 27.2 1.73 25.3 30.4 22 34.1 2.94 30.7 41.9
17 4 18.1 0.97 17.0 20.2 67 22.6 1.67 19.7 26.1 37 27.4 1.46 25.4 30.6 21 35.2 4.63 30.8 42.0
18 6 19.0 1.36 17.1 20.4 56 23.0 1.87 19.9 26.3 43 28.0 1.76 25.5 30.8 14 35.5 2.61 30.8 42.1
19 7 19.0 0.65 17.2 20.6 62 23.1 1.93 20.0 26.5 54 27.6 1.78 25.6 31.1 21 35.8 3.97 30.8 42.1
20 11 18.6 1.12 17.3 20.9 61 23.0 2.23 20.1 26.7 34 27.9 1.61 25.7 31.3 27 34.7 2.90 30.9 42.2
21 7 18.6 1.50 17.4 21.1 74 23.4 2.11 20.3 26.9 38 28.7 2.01 25.8 31.5 25 34.4 2.55 30.9 42.3
22 8 19.6 1.28 17.5 21.4 55 23.9 2.08 20.4 27.1 48 28.4 1.81 25.8 31.7 18 37.9 4.48 31.0 42.4
23 4 18.8 1.44 17.6 21.6 53 23.2 2.00 20.6 27.3 43 28.6 1.86 25.9 31.9 22 36.7 4.25 31.0 42.5
24 10 19.5 1.29 17.8 21.8 69 24.1 2.11 20.7 27.5 49 28.8 1.45 26.0 32.1 25 35.6 2.45 31.1 42.5
25 6 20.6 0.73 17.9 22.1 70 24.2 2.08 20.9 27.7 35 28.7 2.00 26.1 32.3 21 34.8 4.19 31.1 42.6
26 6 20.8 1.30 18.0 22.3 62 24.4 1.96 21.0 27.9 48 29.4 1.81 26.2 32.5 29 35.5 3.25 31.2 42.7
27 7 20.6 1.59 18.1 22.6 58 24.1 1.85 21.2 28.1 52 29.2 2.19 26.3 32.8 18 36.3 3.08 31.2 42.8
28 6 19.6 1.00 18.2 22.8 66 25.0 2.10 21.3 28.3 45 29.3 3.21 26.4 33.0 19 36.2 3.59 31.2 42.9
29 11 20.0 1.64 18.3 23.0 65 24.9 2.29 21.5 28.5 32 29.1 1.68 26.5 33.2 29 36.0 3.32 31.3 42.9
30 10 20.9 1.34 18.4 23.3 81 25.1 2.04 21.6 28.7 53 29.8 2.27 26.6 33.4 31 36.1 3.44 31.3 43.0
31 8 21.9 1.69 18.5 23.5 74 24.9 2.28 21.7 29.0 52 30.1 2.03 26.7 33.6 31 36.7 3.47 31.4 43.1
32 10 20.4 2.31 18.6 23.8 92 25.6 2.28 21.9 29.2 62 30.0 1.98 26.8 33.8 33 36.1 2.57 31.4 43.2
33 12 20.8 2.08 18.8 24.0 81 25.6 2.28 22.0 29.4 68 30.1 2.18 26.9 34.0 32 36.9 3.42 31.5 43.2
34 13 21.3 1.40 18.9 24.2 104 26.0 2.17 22.2 29.6 62 30.2 2.24 27.0 34.3 32 36.4 2.96 31.5 43.3
35 13 22.4 1.70 19.0 24.5 122 26.0 2.16 22.3 29.8 79 30.7 2.30 27.1 34.5 38 37.4 3.51 31.6 43.4
36 15 21.7 1.63 19.1 24.7 137 26.4 2.50 22.5 30.0 107 30.7 2.22 27.2 34.7 54 37.5 3.69 31.6 43.5
37 28 22.1 1.86 19.2 25.0 165 26.6 2.33 22.6 30.2 125 31.2 3.01 27.3 34.9 57 37.5 3.45 31.6 43.6
38 25 22.3 2.00 19.3 25.2 172 26.6 2.24 22.8 30.4 99 31.1 2.48 27.4 35.1 53 37.4 3.21 31.7 43.6
39 11 23.2 2.17 19.4 25.4 119 26.6 2.18 22.9 30.6 86 31.2 2.75 27.5 35.3 49 36.1 3.30 31.7 43.7
40 5 23.1 2.35 19.5 25.7 45 27.2 2.43 23.1 30.8 38 31.0 2.52 27.6 35.5 17 36.6 3.79 31.8 43.8

P5% - 5th Percentile - Inferior Limit; P95% - 95th Percentile - Superior Limit.