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. 2019 Sep 3;79(11):1183–1190. doi: 10.1055/a-0891-0919

Table 3  Unadjusted odds ratios for large for gestational age.

Diabetes GWG Pre-gravid BMI
Total cohort
n = 12 701
No diabetes
n = 12 030
Diabetes
n = 671
Recommended GWG
n = 6983
Excessive GWG
n = 5718
Underweight
n = 690
Normal weight
n = 8747
Overweight
n = 2163
Obese I°
n = 735
Obese II°
n = 260
Obese III°
n = 106
*  significant difference between subgroups of the three main groups Diabetes, GWG and Pre-gravid BMI, calculated using χ 2 (p < 0.05)
**  significant ORs for No diabetes vs. Diabetes, Recommended GWG vs. Excessive GWG and each BMI class compared to normal weight class
BMI: body mass index; GWG: gestational weight gain; LGA: large for gestation age; OR: odds ratio
94.7% 5.3% 55% 45% 5.4% 68.9% 17% 5.8% 2.0% 0.8%
LGA 1191 1086 105 432 759 21 712 273 115 45 25
9.4% 9% 15.7%* 6.1% 13.3%* 3% 8.1% 12.6% 15.7% 17.3% 23.6%*
Diabetes 671 349 322 14 290 187 94 61 25
5.3% 4.9% 5.6% 2.0% 3.3% 8.6% 12.8% 23.5% 23.6%*
Excessive weight gain 5718 5396 322 161 3359 1503 512 136 47
45% 44.9% 48% 23.3% 38.4% 69.5% 69.7% 52.3% 44.3%*
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) 1.87**
(1.51 – 2.32)
2.32**
(2.05 – 2.63)
0.35**
(0.23 – 0.55)
Reference 1.63**
(1.41 – 1.89)
2.10**
(1.69 – 2.59)
2.36**
(1.70 – 3.28)
3.48**
(2.21 – 5.49)