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. 2019 Dec 16;14(12):e0225955. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225955

Table 3. Risk of fetal abdominal overgrowth according to maternal age, pre-pregnancy BMI, and HbA1c.

Variables Risk of Fetal Abdominal Overgrowth Ratio# ≥ 90th Percentile
Odds ratio (95% CI)
Maternal age (years) <30 (ref.) 30–35 35–40 >40
1.00
1.25
(0.94, 1.67)
1.76*
(1.30, 2.37)
1.94*
(1.30, 2.90)
Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) <20 (ref.) 20–25 25–30 >30
1.00
1.55*
(1.29, 1.87)
1.49*
(1.03, 2.18)
2.90*
(1.47, 5.70)
HbA1c (%) <5.0 (ref.) 5.0–5.3 5.3–5.6 >5.6
1.00
1.05
(0.62, 1.80)
1.58
(0.89, 2.81)
2.62*
(1.31, 5.25)

BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin

*p<0.05

#GA-AC/GA-GCT > 1.08 (GA-AC, estimated gestational age by abdominal circumference; GA-GCT, actual gestational age by last menstruation period [LMP] at 50-g GCT and fetal biometry)