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. 2021 Apr 7;13(4):1213. doi: 10.3390/nu13041213

Table 3.

The adjusted odds ratios of excessive birth weight for pre-pregnancy BMI, in the whole cohort and subgroups.

Odds Ratios of Excessive Birth Weight for
BMI Categories
Birth Weight Cases/
Controls
OR (95% CI:); p AOR * (95% CI:); p
Macrosomia (>4000 g)
(n = 97) **
Whole cohort
Obesity 23/62 4.37 (2.47−7.7); <0.001 3.21 (1.69−6.1); <0.001
Overweight 26/135 2.27 (1.35−3.82); 0.002 1.42 (0.8−2.51); 0.234
Normal BMI 44/518 1 1
Underweight 4/40 1.18 (0.40−3.44); 0.766 1.53 (0.50−4.71); 0.461
‘Healthy’ subgroup
Obesity 9/26 4.93 (2.12−11.49); <0.001 4.33 (1.71−10.96); 0.002
Overweight 18/96 2.67 (1.42−5.01); 0.002 1.65 (0.82−3.34); 0.164
Normal BMI 29/413 1 1
Underweight 4/30 1.90 (0.63−5.76); 0.257 2.56 (0.79−8.29); 0.117
GWG in the range
Obesity 6/13 5.37 (1.83−15.7); 0.002 3.94 (1.2−12.95); 0.024
Overweight 4/35 1.33 (0.43−4.14); 0.623 1.06 (0.32−3.52); 0.927
Normal BMI 19/221 1 1
Underweight 3/14 2.49 (0.66−9.44); 0.179 3.43 (0.83−14.26); 0.090
LGA (>90th percentile)
(n = 99) ***
Whole cohort
Obesity 24/64 3.94 (2.26−6.9); <0.001 3.05 (1.65−5.6); <0.001
Overweight 23/137 1.76 (1.04−3.00); 0.037 1.23 (0.7−2.17); 0.478
Normal BMI 48/504 1 1
Underweight 4/36 1.17 (0.40−3.42); 0.779 1.43 (0.47−4.33); 0.531
‘Healthy’ subgroup
Obesity 8/26 4.19 (1.75−10.04); 0.001 3.66 (1.45−9.28); 0.006
Overweight 16/98 2.22 (1.16−4.23); 0.015 1.49 (0.74−3.01); 0.264
Normal BMI 30/408 1 1
Underweight 4/27 2.02 (0.66−6.14); 0.218 2.50 (0.78−7.99); 0.123
GWG in the range
Obesity 4/18 2.64 (0.81−8.6); 0.108 1.97 (0.56−6.89); 0.289
Overweight 4/39 1.22 (0.39−3.8); 0.732 0.99 (0.30−3.3); 0.993
Normal BMI 18/214 1 1
Underweight 3/13 2.74 (0.72−10.52); 0.141 3.12 (0.74−13.14); 0.121

* AOR: adjusted odds ratios (with 95% CI: confidence intervals) calculated in the multiple logistic regression (p-value < 0.05 was assumed to be significant) and the results were obtained after adjustment for: excessive gestational weight gain (GWG), primiparity, maternal age, maternal height, smoking in the first trimester, fetal sex, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus in the current pregnancy and gestational age at childbirth (in the subgroups, hypertension and diabetes or GWG were excluded); ** analyses covered cases vs. newborns 2500−4000 g; *** analyses covered cases vs. newborns 10−90th percentile. Subgroup of ‘Healthy’ women: Women who did not develop either diabetes or hypertension in the current pregnancy. LGA: Large-for-gestational age; BMI: Body mass index; GWG: Gestational weight gain.