Prepregnancy overweight and obesity and long-term risk of venous thromboembolism in women.

ABSTRACT: Overweight and obesity rates have increased in recent decades, particularly among the younger population. The long-term consequences of obesity with respect to early venous thromboembolism (VTE) in women have not been established. The aim was to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) in early pregnancy as a proxy for non-pregnant weight and long-term post-pregnancy risk of VTE in women. This registry-based prospective cohort study analysed data from the Swedish Medical Birth Registry, linked to the National Patient and the National Cause of Death Registries for information on post-pregnancy long-term risk of VTE. Cox proportional hazards model were used to determine the association between BMI at baseline and VTE events during follow-up starting 1 year after baseline. Th

SUBMITTER: Mahmoud A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10480468 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature