Table 4 Risk of LGA birth for different BMI categories (overall and per kg weight gain).
| BMI group (n = 9243) | Adjusted ORs 1 for LGA | OR per kg GWG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORs | 95% CI | ORs | 95% CI | ||
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Adjustments were made for maternal age, parity, gestational age and sex of newborn
BMI: body mass index; CI: confidence interval; GWG: gestational weight gain, LGA: large for gestational age * p < 0.05 Bold = significant results | |||||
| Underweight (n = 485) | Recommended GWG | 1.170 | 0.221 – 6.203 | 1.123 | 0.981 – 1.286 |
| Excessive GWG | 0.854 | 0.161 – 4.529 | |||
| Diabetes | 11.818* | 1.156 – 120.782 | |||
| Normal weight (n = 6281) | Recommended GWG | 0.763 | 0.580 – 1.004 | 1.078* | 1.052 – 1.104 |
| Excessive GWG | 1.310 | 0.996 – 1.725 | |||
| Diabetes | 1.564* | 1.013 – 2.415 | |||
| Overweight (n = 1647) | Recommended GWG | 0.772 | 0.486 – 1.225 | 1.058* | 1.026 – 1.090 |
| Excessive GWG | 1.296 | 0.816 – 2.058 | |||
| Diabetes | 1.242 | 0.745 – 2.071 | |||
| Obese I° (n = 557) | Recommended GWG | 1.179 | 0.594 – 2.341 | 1.046 | 0.997 – 1.098 |
| Excessive GWG | 0.848 | 0.427 – 1.684 | |||
| Diabetes | 0.859 | 0.410 – 1.797 | |||
| Obese II° (n = 189) | Recommended GWG | 0.658 | 0.182 – 2.373 | 1.046 | 0.956 – 1.145 |
| Excessive GWG | 1.521 | 0.421 – 5.488 | |||
| Diabetes | 1.198 | 0.463 – 3.097 | |||
| Obese III° (n = 84) | Recommended GWG | 2.394 | 0.485 – 11.825 | 1.084 | 0.969 – 1.214 |
| Excessive GWG | 0.418 | 0.085 – 2.064 | |||
| Diabetes | 2.394 | 0.485 – 11.825 | |||