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. 2021 Feb 15;11:3793. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-83430-7

Table 3.

Bayley scores compared among the four BMI groups based on the Chinese, WHO Asian or WHO European BMI classifications.

BSID scores Maternal body mass index (BMI) P value
Underweight Normal weight Overweight/obese
Chinese BMI category n = 98 n = 736 n = 183
MDI (mean ± SD) 95.71 ± 15.07 94.37 ± 17.74 94.98 ± 18.58 0.82
PDI (mean ± SD) 86.77 ± 13.08 87.29 ± 14.61 86.16 ± 15.39 0.74
WHO Asian BMI category n = 98 n = 648 n = 271
MDI (mean ± SD) 95.71 ± 15.07 94.12 ± 17.65 95.38 ± 18.48 0.63
PDI (mean ± SD) 86.77 ± 13.08 87.12 ± 14.64 86.93 ± 15.09 0.98
WHO European BMI category n = 98 n = 791 n = 128
MDI (mean ± SD) 95.71 ± 15.07 94.13 ± 17.98 96.76 ± 17.29 0.38
PDI (mean ± SD) 86.77 ± 13.08 87.19 ± 14.53 86.29 ± 16.19 0.86

Values are mean ± SD.