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. 2020 Jan 13;70(2):138–144. doi: 10.1007/s13224-019-01301-8

Table 2.

Obesity and maternal outcome

Outcome Non-obese Obese P-value Odds ratio
Hypertensive disorder Complicating pregnancy 8 (8%) 25 (25%) 0.00 3.83 (1.63–8.99)
Gestational hypertensiona 6 (6.12%) 10 (11.76%) 0.18
Preeclampsiab 2 (2.13%) 15 (16.67%) 0.00 9.2 (2.04–41.5)
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) 10 (10%) 35 (35%) 0.00 4.85 (2.24–10.48)
GDM on insulinc 1 (1.10%) 9 (14.06%) 0.00 12.46 (1.54–100.8)
Malpresentationd 3 (3.06%) 2 (2.20%) 0.71
Multiple gestationd 1 (1.02%) 1 (1.10%) 0.99
Premature rupture of membranesd 11 (11.22%) 8 (8.79%) 0.58
Induction of labour (IOL)e 35 (38.04%) 50 (62.5%) 0.00 2.71 (1.46–5.04)
Caesarean section post-IOL 2 (5.71%) 17 (34%) 0.00 8.5 (1.89–39.75)
Prolonged laboure 5 (5.43%) 17 (21.25%) 0.00 4.69 (1.65–13.4)
Instrumental deliveryf 20 (22.99%) 10 (18.18%) 0.49
Caesarean sectiond 11 (11.22%) 36 (39.56%) 0.00 5.18 (2.43–11.01)
Primi caesarean section 7 (7.53%) 23 (28.05%) 0.00 4.79 (1.93–11.88)
Postpartum haemorrhaged 13 (13.26%) 23 (25.27%) 0.03 2.21 (1.04–4.69)

aPreeclampsia excluded

bGestational hypertension excluded

cGDM on diet excluded

dMiscarriages excluded

eMiscarriages and elective caesarean sections excluded

fMiscarriage and caesarean sections excluded