Figures & data
Table 1. Characteristics of singleton pregnancies women with live births.
Table 2. Covariates screening for PTB and HDP.
Table 3. Association between pre-pregnancy BMI and HDP, HDP and PTB, and pre-pregnancy BMI and PTB.
Figure 2. Mediation structural model of the effect of HDP on the association between pre-pregnancy BMI and the risk of PTB.
![Figure 2. Mediation structural model of the effect of HDP on the association between pre-pregnancy BMI and the risk of PTB.](/cms/asset/52904cac-f43c-4d1f-a865-af3364e8d9a5/ijmf_a_2224489_f0002_c.jpg)
Table 4. The mediating effect of HDP on the relationship between pre-pregnancy BMI and PTB.
Table 5. Mediating effect of HDP on the association between pre-pregnancy BMI and the risk of PTB in age and GDM subgroups.
Supplemental Material
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Data in this study were extracted from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) database. The datasets generated and/or analyzed during the current study are available in the NVSS repository, https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/index.htm.