This statistic depicts the percentage of women with a live birth in 2016 who had either preexisting diabetes or gestational diabetes, by education. According to the data, 6.1 percent of women with a live birth that year who were overweight had gestational diabetes.
Prevalence of diabetes among women with a live birth in 2016, by prepregnancy body mass index*
Prepregnancy body mass index (BMI; kg/m2) classified as underweight (BMI
<18.5), normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9), overweight (BMI 25.0–29.9), obesity class I
(BMI 30.0–34.9), obesity class II (35.0–39.9), and obesity class III (BMI ≥40.0).
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CDC, & MMWR. (November 2, 2018). Prevalence of diabetes among women with a live birth in 2016, by prepregnancy body mass index* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/944686/diabetes-status-of-new-us-mothers-by-bmi/
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CDC, and MMWR. "Prevalence of Diabetes among Women with a Live Birth in 2016, by Prepregnancy Body Mass Index*." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944686/diabetes-status-of-new-us-mothers-by-bmi/
CDC & MMWR, Prevalence of diabetes among women with a live birth in 2016, by prepregnancy body mass index* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944686/diabetes-status-of-new-us-mothers-by-bmi/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Prevalence of diabetes among women with a live birth in 2016, by prepregnancy body mass index* [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, November 2, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/944686/diabetes-status-of-new-us-mothers-by-bmi/
