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Table 1 Study population characteristics

From: Maternal undernutrition and excessive body weight and risk of birth and health outcomes

Characteristics

Crude prevalence

Mean (SE)

 Age (years)

25.65 (0.07)

 Weight (kg)

54.74 (0.87)

 Height (mm)

1563.37 (0.83)

 Body mass index

21.67 (0.04)

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

121.47 (0.36)

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

79.09 (0.19)

Percentage (95% CI)

 Underweight

21.9 (20.5-23.3)

 Normal weight

58.9 (57.3-60.4)

 Overweight

15.6 (14.3-17.0)

 Obesity

3.9 (3.2-4.3)

 Diabetes

9.9 (8.1-11.1)

 Hypertension

31.7 (29.9-33.5)

 Pregnancy complication

46.6 (44.1-49.1)

 Genital sore

5.1 (4.4-5.9)

 Genital discharge

10.7 (9.6-11.7)

 Pregnancy termination

16.1 (15.0-17.4)

 Menstrual irregularities

74.4 (72.9-75.9)

 Low birth weight

20.0 (18.5-21.6)

 Cesarean delivery

24.7 (22.6-27.0)

 Stunting

36.5 (34.6-38.9)

 Wasting

14.4 (13.4-15.6)

 Preterm birth

31.3 (29.8-32.4)

 Prolonged labor

29.2 (27.9-30.2)

 Stillbirths

1.1 (0.8-1.2)

 Early neonatal mortality

2.5 (2.1-3.0)

 Perinatal mortality

2.4 (2.1-2.7)

  1. SE, Standard error; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval