Table 3.
Body mass category according to the BMI centile, depending on the type of delivery and preterm birth.
Variables | Underweight | Normal Body Weight | Overweight | Obesity | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 79) | (n = 553) | (n = 71) | (n = 46) | (n = 749) | |
Preterm birth (before the end of 37 weeks) (p = 0.181) | |||||
Yes | 19 (15.4%) a | 86 (69.9%) a | 13 (10.6%) a | 5 (4.1%) a | 123 (16.4%) a |
No | 60 (9.6%) a | 467 (74.6%) a | 58 (9.3%) a | 41 (6.5%) a | 626 (83.6%) a |
Type of delivery (p = 0.164) | |||||
Cesarean section | 27 (8.7%) a | 233 (75.2%) a | 35 (11.3%) a | 15 (4.8%) a | 310 (41.4%) a |
Vaginal birth | 52 (11.8%) a | 320 (72.9%) a | 36 (8.2%) a | 31 (7.1%) a | 439 (58.6%) a |
a—number of subjects and (% of subjects); n—number of subjects; p—probability test value.