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. 2018 Sep 6;109(4):527–538. doi: 10.17269/s41997-018-0086-x

Table 4.

Adjusted population attributable fractions for small for gestational age and large for gestational age associated with BMI and GWG in British Columbia, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland

SGA LGA
BC
PAF (95% CI)
ON
PAF (95% CI)
NS
PAF (95% CI)
NL
PAF (95% CI)
BC
PAF (95% CI)
ON
PAF (95% CI)
NS
PAF (95% CI)
NL
PAF (95% CI)
All women
 BMI
  Underweight 4.0 (2.5, 5.6) 3.6 (3.0, 4.3) 6.2 (3.3, 9.1) 2.9 (− 1.9, 7.8) − 2.3 (− 2.9, − 1.8) − 2.1 (− 2.4, − 1.7) − 1.1 (− 2.1, − 0.1) − 0.9 (− 2.0, 0.2)
  Normal weight Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Overweight − 6.0 (− 8.4, − 3.6) − 6.4 (− 7.6, − 5.0) − 8.3 (− 13.0, − 3.5) − 13.3 (− 22.9, − 3.5) 11.1 (9.2, 12.9) 10.4 (9.2, 11.4) 6.8 (2.8, 10.8) 12.0 (5.9, 18.1)
  Obese − 5.6 (− 7.6, − 3.7) − 6.7 (− 7.6, − 5.7) − 6.6 (− 11.7, − 1.5) − 15.5 (− 26.0, − 5.0) 13.2 (11.3, 15.1) 17.2 (16.1, 18.4) 16.7 (12.2, 21.1) 20.6 (13.4, 27.8)
 GWG
  < Recommended 10.6 (7.1, 14.1) 9.2 (7.8, 10.6) 12.3 (5.8, 18.8) 4.8 (− 4.7, 14.3) − 2.9 (− 4.7, − 1.2) − 3.0 (− 3.9, − 2.2) − 3.5 (− 7.2, 0.2) 1.0 (− 3.4, 5.4)
  =Recommended Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  > Recommended − 23.7 (− 29.6, − 17.9) − 20.7 (− 23.1, − 17.9) − 27.2 (− 40.2, − 14.1) − 19.6 (− 46.4, 7.2) 29.5 (25.1, 33.8) 31.9 (29.5, 34.2) 32.1 (22.8, 41.5) 42.5 (27.4, 57.7)
Nulliparous
 BMI
  Underweight 3.6 (1.6, 5.6) 3.5 (2.5, 4.5) 6.4 (2.6, 10.2) 3.8 (− 3.1, 10.7) − 2.7 (− 3.7, − 1.7) − 2.6 (− 3.2, − 1.9) − 1.4 (− 3.1, 0.3) − 1.0 (− 2.9, 0.9)
  Normal weight Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Overweight − 6.4 (− 9.2, − 3.5) − 5.7 (− 7.2, − 4.1) − 5.6 (− 11.8, 0.7) − 12.6 (− 25.5, 0.3) 8.9 (6.2, 11.7) 10.9 (9.1, 12.9) 4.1 (− 2.5, 10.6) 20.1 (8.9, 31.3)
  Obese − 5.4 (− 7.3, − 3.6) − 5.5 (− 6.7, − 4.0) 0.8 (− 5.9, 7.5) − 13.8 (− 27.3, − 0.3) 14.8 (11.9, 17.7) 15.8 (13.9, 17.7) 19.6 (11.9, 27.3) 22.3 (9.9, 34.8)
 GWG
  < Recommended 9.8 (5.5, 14.2) 7.4 (5.8, 9.0) 6.6 (− 1.2, 14.3) − 1.6 (− 11.7, 8.4) − 2.3 (− 4.6, 0.1) − 2.5 (− 3.9, − 1.4) − 3.2 (− 8.5, 2.1) 3.6 (− 2.2, 9.4)
  =Recommended Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  > Recommended − 23.2 (− 31.5, − 15.0) − 24.1 (− 27.6, − 20.4) − 37.4 (− 56.9, − 17.9) − 27.3 (− 67.4, 12.8) 35.6 (28.4, 42.8) 40.4 (35.8, 44.8) 34.0 (14.7, 53.3) 56.6 (31.6, 81.6)
Parous
 BMI
  Underweight 4.9 (2.1, 7.8) 3.7 (2.8, 4.7) 5.9 (1.5, 10.3) 1.3 (− 5.5, 8.0) − 2.1 (− 2.8, − 1.5) − 1.8 (− 2.1, − 1.5) − 0.9 (− 2.1, 0.2) − 0.8 (− 2.1, 0.5)
  Normal weight Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Overweight − 4.7 (− 9.3, − 0.1) − 7.2 (− 9.0, − 5.3) − 11.8 (− 19.6, − 4.0) − 13.0 (− 28.2, 2.3) 12.2 (10.0, 14.5) 10.1 (8.7, 11.3) 8.1 (3.2, 13.1) 8.0 (0.9, 15.2)
  Obese − 5.5 (− 9.1, − 2.0) − 8.2 (− 9.8, − 6.6) − 17.0 (− 25.0, − 8.9) − 18.3 (− 36.2, − 0.3) 12.2 (10.1, 14.4) 17.8 (16.5, 19.2) 15.1 (9.6, 20.7) 19.4 (9.8, 29.0)
 GWG
  < Recommended 11.7 (4.4, 19.0) 11.3 (8.7, 13.7) 19.7 (8.4, 30.9) 13.8 (− 6.3, 33.9) − 3.4 (− 5.7, − 1.0) − 3.3 (− 4.4, − 2.1) − 3.6 (− 8.5, 1.2) − 1.1 (− 7.3, 5.1)
  =Recommended Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  > Recommended − 24.3 (− 35.3, − 13.3) − 16.8 (− 20.2, − 13.8) − 17.9 (− 34.8, − 1.0) − 11.5 (− 45.1, 22.1) 26.2 (20.7, 31.7) 28.2 (25.6, 30.7) 30.8 (20.1, 41.5) 36.8 (19.7, 53.8)

Abbreviations: BC, British Columbia; BMI, body mass index; GWG, gestational weight gain; LGA, large for gestational age; NL, Newfoundland and Labrador; NS, Nova Scotia; ON, Ontario; PAF, population attributable fraction; ref, reference; SGA, small for gestational age