Table 4. Adverse neonatal outcomes among our sample.. CI = Confidence Interval. Odds Ratio was calculated for obesity in general against adverse pregnancy outcomes. *These data were taking from Haseeb et. al study for comparison between obese and non-obese. aP<.05, bP<.001.
| Neonatal Outcomes | Normal BMI* | Obese class I | Obese class II | Obese class III | Odds ratio (CI) | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 729 | (18.5-24.9) | (30-34.9) | (35-39.9) | (>40.0) | ||
| N=300 | N=620 | N=262 | N=155 | |||
| NICU admissiona | - | 57 (9.19%) | 11 (4.19%) | 0 | 1.01(0.95-1.06) | 68 |
| Birth Injury | - | 3 (0.48%) | 1 (0.83%) | 0 | 0.75(0.1-7.24) | 4 |
| Birth defect | - | 18 (2.90%) | 1 (0.83%) | 1(0.65%) | 1.01(0.92-1.12) | 21 |
| Cardiac anomaly | - | 1 (0.16%) | 3 (1.14%) | 0 | 0.7(0.2-2.4) | 4 |
| Clift lip and palate | - | 1 (0.16%) | 1 (0.83%) | 0 | 1.1(0.16-7.51) | 2 |
| Anencephaly | - | 4 (0.64%) | 0 | 0 | - | 4 |
| Spina bifidaa | - | 1 (0.16%) | 1 (0.83%) | 0 | 1.14(0.15-9.01) | 2 |
| Hydrocephalus | - | 4 (0.64%) | 0 | 0 | - | 4 |
| Ambiguous genetalia | - | 1 (0.16%) | 0 | 0 | - | 1 |
| IUFDa | - | 6 (0.96%) | 2 (0.76%) | 0 | 0.94(0.83-1.07) | 8 |
| Neonatal deatha | - | 7 (1.12%) | 1 (0.83%) | 0 | 1.01(0.86-1.17) | 8 |
| Low APGAR at 1 minb | - | 68 (10.96%) | 33 (12.59%) | 23 (15.33%) | 0.99(0.95-1.03) | 124 |
| Low APGAR at 5 minb | - | 60 (9.67 %) | 25 (9.54%) | 14 (9.33%) | 1(0.96-1.05) | 99 |
| Low birthweightb | - | 70 (11.29%) | 26 (9.92%) | 15 (10%) | 1(0.67-1.95) | 111 |
| Macrosomiab | 45 (15%) | 75 (12.09%) | 24 (9.16%) | 18 (12%) | 1(0.63-1.49) | 117 |
| Preterm birthb | 21 (7.1%) | 74 (11.9%) | 31 (11.83) | 19 (12.66%) | 1(0.5-1.7) | 124 |
| Posttermb | - | 21 (3.38%) | 3 (1.14%) | 4 (2.66%) | 1.3(0.22-1.81) | 28 |