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Table 4 BMI in early pregnancy and total gestational weight by level of education in Swedish nulliparous women

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)

  1. SD standard deviation.