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Table 1 Characteristics of the participating pregnant women

From: Maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnancies complicated by overweight and obesity

 

Normal weight

N = 65

Overweight

N = 66

Obese

N = 127

p-value*

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Age (years)*

<0 .00 1

 ≤19

12 (18.5)

2 (3.0) a

1 (0.8) a

 20 – 35

46 (70.8)

49 (74.2)

91(71.6)

 >35

7 (10.8)

15 (22.7) a

35 (27.6) a

Pregnancies (including current pregnancy)

0.187

 1

18 (27.7)

11 (16.7)

19 (15.0)

 2

19 (29.2)

18 (27.3)

33 (26.0)

 ≥3

28 (43.1)

37 (56.1)

75 (59.6)

Previous C-section

0.366

 Zero

44 (67.7)

35 (53.0)

68 (53.5)

 1

14 (21.5)

20 (30.3)

36 (28.4)

 ≥2

7(10.8)

11 (16.7)

23 (18.1)

Smoking habits

9 (13.8)

17 (25.8)

20 (15.8)

0.141

Cronic hypertension

4 (50.0)

17 (81.0)

47 (74.6)

0.231

Prepregnancy diabetes

4 (6.2)

9 (13.6) a

20 (15.7) a

<0.001

Family history

 Diabetes

54 (83.1)

48 (72.7)

93 (73.2)

0.266

 Obesity

17 (26.2)

24 (36.4)

56 (44.1) a,b

0.051

 Hypertension

44 (67.7)

49 (74.2)

101 (79.5)

0.195

 Cardiovascular disease

14 (21.5)

19 (28.8)

43 (33.9)

0.206

 Hypercholesterolemia

15 (23.1)

20 (30.3)

41 (32.3)

0.410

  1. * Chi-square test
  2. a statistically different from the control group (p < 0.05)
  3. b statistically different from the overweight group (p < 0.05)