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Table 4 Maternal, obstetric and perinatal outcomes among super-obese and comparison women who gave birth in Australia, 2010a

From: Maternal super-obesity and perinatal outcomes in Australia: a national population-based cohort study

 

Super-obese group

Comparison

OR

AORb

(N = 370)

(N = 621)

%

%

Complications during pregnancy

 Medical problems during pregnancy

33.3

13

3.35 (2.43–4.62)

2.89 (2.64–4.11)

 Obstetric problems during pregnancy

42

23.2

2.40 (1.81–3.17)

2.42 (1.77–3.29)

 Gestational diabetes

15.6

7.2

2.36 (1.56–3.59)

2.52 (1.58–4.65)

 Gestational hypertension

12.3

1.5

9.33 (4.50–19.33)

10.24 (4.67–22.44)

 Preeclampsia

8.5

2.6

3.42 (1.85–6.35)

3.43 (1.72–6.84)

Obstetric

 Labour

65.8

77.6

0.55 (0.42–0.74)

0.49 (0.35–0.68)

 Induction of labour

58.3

26.9

3.81 (2.75–5.28)

4.33 (3.21–6.24)

 Caesarean section

52

31.7

2.33 (1.79–3.65)

2.73 (2.02–3.69)

Perinatal outcomes (singletons only)

 Birthweight ≥4500 g

10.1

0.8

13.44 (5.22–34.57)

19.94 (6.81–58.36)

 Admitted to NICU

23.7

13.9

1.93 (1.38–2.71)

1.83 (1.27–2.65)

 Need for transfer

8.5

2.7

3.39 (1.82–6.31)

3.81 (1.93–7.55)

 Preterm birth <37 weeks

10.1

8.1

1.28 (0.81–2.00)

1.18 (0.72,1.93)

Maternal outcomes

 Admission to ICU

2.2

0.5

4.56 (1.25–17.32)

7.38 (1.52–35.87)

 Admission to HDU

4.3

0.8

5.58 (2.43–15.37)

5.40 (1.78–16.38)

 Admission to either ICU or HDU

6.2

1.3

5.09 (2.25–11.51)

5.67 (2.31–13.93)

  1. OR odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, NICU neonatal intensive care unit, ICU intensive care unit, HDU high dependency unit
  2. aTable 4 data excludes not stated and this may produce discrepant results to previous tables where not stated is included
  3. bOutcomes are adjusted for age, Indigenous status, marital status, private health insurance, smoking during pregnancy, assisted reproductive technology, parity, multiple gestation pregnancy, and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas Index for Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage