From: The educational gradient of obesity increases among Swedish pregnant women: a register-based study
BMI in early pregnancy (kg/m2) | Total gestational weight gain (kg) | ||
---|---|---|---|
n | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
Normal weight (18.5-24.9 kg/m2) | |||
Low education | 196,252 | 22.1 (1.7) | 14.0 (5.1) |
High education | 182,277 | 22.1 (1.6) | 13.7 (4.5) |
All | 378,529 | 22.1 (1.7) | 13.8 (4.8) |
Overweight (25.0-29.9 kg/m2) | |||
Low education | 83,103 | 27.0 (1.4) | 13.4 (6.0) |
High education | 56,222 | 26.9 (1.4) | 13.6 (5.5) |
All | 139,325 | 27.0 (1.4) | 13.5 (5.8) |
Obesity (≥30.0 kg/m2) | |||
Low education | 41,068 | 34.0 (3.8) | 10.7 (6.8) |
High education | 18,461 | 33.5 (3.5) | 11.2 (6.5) |
All | 59,529 | 33.9 (3.7) | 10.9 (6.7) |