Table 2

Crude rates of infections stratified by age group and maternal body mass index

<1 year1–<2 years2–<5 years5–<15 years
RateRDRateRDRateRDRateRD
Total infection
 Underweight298.520.4232−1.4162.510.858.76.7
 Healthy weight278.1233.4151.752
 Overweight289.311.2249.716.3158.36.757.95.9
 Obese grade 1307.129268.635.1180.128.464.212.2
 Obese grades 2 and 332344.9261.928.5178.126.469.517.5
 Total291.7246.8161.557.8
Upper respiratory tract infection
 Underweight111.512.498.38.671.28.821.82.4
 Healthy weight99.189.762.319.4
 Overweight105.76.697.67.965.32.920.81.4
 Obese111.412.3100.210.571.99.524.55
 Total10595.366.221.3
Lower respiratory tract
 Underweight15.6−1.614−2.110.81.62.70.9
 Healthy weight17.216.19.21.8
 Overweight17.2016.70.69.40.22.50.7
 Obese22.2519.43.311.92.72.70.9
 Total18.417102.3
Skin/soft tissue
 Underweight99.612.953.56.131.12.117.72.9
 Healthy weight86.647.42914.8
 Overweight86.6049.72.330.81.816.11.2
 Obese92.86.252.24.834.95.917.72.9
 Total88.949.731.216.1
Genitourinary
 Underweight1.3−1.80.6−2.83.8−1.82.9−0.4
 Healthy weight3.13.55.73.3
 Overweight3−0.13.60.25.4−0.33.2−0.1
 Obese3.90.93.50.15.703.70.4
 Total3.23.45.53.4
Gastrointestinal
 Underweight18.42.716.12.282.32.40.6
 Healthy weight15.613.95.71.8
 Overweight16.20.615.21.360.31.90.2
 Obese16.30.616.22.36.60.92.10.3
 Total16.1156.11.9
Multisystem viral
 Underweight9.20.69−1.28.70.23.10.7
 Healthy weight8.610.38.52.4
 Overweight8.80.210.40.29.10.62.3−0.1
 Obese7.8−0.910.60.38.4−0.12.70.3
 Total8.510.38.72.5
  • Rate, rate/100 person-years; RD, rate difference.