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From: Using appropriate pre-pregnancy body mass index cut points for obesity in the Chinese population: a retrospective cohort study

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Obesity defined by WHO for Asian population and WGOC specific BMI cut-offs among women from the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. BMI (kg/m2) < 18.5 = Underweight. BMI for Asian population (kg/m2): 18.5-22.9 = normal weight, 23.0-24.9 = overweight, ≥ 25 = obesity. BMI for WGOC (kg/m2): 18.5-23.9 = normal weight, 24.0-27.9 = overweight, ≥ 28 = obesity. ** P<0.001

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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

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