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Abstract
Keywords:
Introduction
Methods
Body Mass Index Calculation and Classification
Outcome metrics
Statistics for analysis:
Results
Results of Logistic Regression
Discussion
The study's advantages
List of Abbreviations:
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| EMR | Electronic Medical Record |
| GDM | Gestational Diabetes Mellitus |
| HMC | Hamad Medical Corporation |
| NICU | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| PPH | Postpartum Hemorrhage |
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| Variables | Underweight N= 83 (2.8%) | Normal N=1053 (35%) | Overweight N=937 (31.6%) | Obese N=887 (30%) | P* |
| Maternal age | <.0001 | ||||
| **≤19 years | 0(0) | 29(2.8) | 15(1.6) | 10(1.1) | |
| 20-29 years | 65(78.3) | 609(57.8) | 447(47.7) | 308(34.7) | |
| 30-39 years | 15(18.1) | 397(37.7) | 440(47) | 503(56.7) | |
| ≥40 years | 3(3.6) | 18(1.7) | 35(3.7) | 66(7.4) | |
| Gravidity | <.0001 | ||||
| 1 | 37(44.6) | 362(34.4) | 199(21.2) | 115(13) | |
| 2-4 | 41(49.4) | 573(54.4) | 551(58.8) | 484(54.6) | |
| ≥5 | 5(6) | 118(11.2) | 187(20) | 288(32.5) | |
| Parity | <.0001 | ||||
| Nulliparous | 42(50.6) | 433(41.1) | 246(26.3) | 144(16.2) | |
| Multiparous ≥1 | 41(49.4) | 620(58.9) | 691(73.7) | 743(83.8) | |
| Nationality | <.0001 | ||||
| Qatari | 18(21.7) | 182(17.3) | 212(22.6) | 242(27.3) | |
| Non-Qatari | 65(78.3) | 870(82.7) | 725(77.4) | 645(72.7) |
| Under (83) |
Normal (1053) |
Over (937) |
Obese (887) |
Over vs Normal | Obese vs Normal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | aOR*(95% CI) | p-value | aOR*(95% CI) | p-value | |
| Caesarean | 13(15.7) | 262(25) | 293(31) | 364 (41) | 1.29 (1.05 - 1.57) | .014 | 1.82 (1.48 - 2.22) | .000 |
| PPH | 6(7.2) | 59(5.6) | 48(5.1) | 47 (5.3) | 1.05 (.70 - 1.56) | .814 | 1.21 (.79 - 1.84) | .366 |
| GDM | 14(17) | 242(23) | 298(31.8) | 333 (37.5) | 1.51 (1.23 - 1.85) | .000 | 1.87 (1.52 - 2.29) | .000 |
| Hypertension | 2(2.4) | 21(2.0) | 38(4.1) | 54 (6.1) | 2.37 (1.36 - 4.13) | .002 | 3.68 (2.13 - 6.36) | .000 |
| All types of DM | 15(18) | 266(25.4) | 337(36.1) | 394 (44.6) | 1.66 (1.37- 2.01) | .001 | 2.36 (1.95- 2.86) | .0001 |
| Underweight (83) |
Normal (1053) | Overweight (937) | Obese (887) | Overweight vs Normal | Obese vs Normal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | aOR* (95% C.I) | p-value | aOR* (95% C.I.) | p-value | |
| NICU** | 12 (14.5) | 118 (11.3) | 116 (12.5) | 128 (14) | 1.21 (0.92 - 1.59) | 0.18 | 1.50 (1.13 – 2.0) | 0.005 |
| Still born | 0 (0.0) | 7 (.7) | 5 (.5) | 10 (1.1) | 0.74 (0.23 - 2.35) | 0.61 | 1.55 (0.56 - 4.27) | 0.394 |
| Preterm** | 9 (10.8) | 61 (5.8) | 75 (8.0) | 88 (9.9) | 1.59 (1.09 - 2.29) | 0.014 | 1.84 (1.26 - 2.68) | 0.001 |
| ≤ 2499g** | 11 (13.3) | 75 (7.1) | 54 (5.8) | 66 (7.4) | 0.90 (0.61 - 1.32) | 0.595 | 1.13 (0.77- 1.66) | 0.543 |
| ≥ 4000g** | 1 (1.2) | 32 (3.0) | 63 (6.7) | 62 (7.0) | 2.12 (1.37 - 3.29) | 0.001 | 2.09 (1.33 - 3.28) | 0.001 |
| Died in LR/OT | 0 (0.0) | 2 (.2) | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) | 0.56 (0.01 -6.20) | 0.41 | 1.19 (0.17- 8.5) | 0.17 |
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