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The data of 26\u2009101 pregnant women in their first trimester who sought prenatal care and met eligibility criteria were included. The four\u2010way decomposition method was applied to screen for all types of association effects of pre\u2010pregnancy BMI on the risk of PTB. These effects include the total, direct, and various indirect effects including pure mediation via GWG, interactive effects with GWG, and mediated interaction with GWG, all adjusted for potential confounders.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Among the study participants, 24\u2009461 (93.7%) had term deliveries, while 1640 (6.3%) experienced PTB. The results of the study showed that there was a positive association between pre\u2010pregnancy BMI among those with BMI more than 25\u2009kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> and the risk of PTB and this association was negatively mediated and interacted by GWG, which differed quantitatively between those who had inadequate, adequate, or excessive GWG. The total association effect showed that the risk was lowest for those who had underweight pre\u2010pregnancy BMI and adequate GWG (excess relative risk [RR]: 0.06, 95% CI: 0.01\u20130.11, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> value: 0.022) and was highest for those who had obese pre\u2010pregnancy BMI and excessive GWG (excess RR: 0.67, 95% CI: 0.35\u20131.00, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> value &lt;0.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The findings of the present prospective population\u2010based study demonstrated that pre\u2010pregnancy BMI &gt;25\u2009kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> is directly and positively associated with the risk of preterm birth. 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