Combination of body mass index and body fat percentage in middle and late pregnancy to predict pregnancy outcomes in patients with gestational diabetes in Wenzhou, China: a single-centre retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The present study aimed to evaluate whether body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage (BFP) could be used to predict pregnancy outcomes in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Wenzhou Medical University Affiliated Second Hospital (Zhejiang Province, China). Clinical data were collected from electronic medical records.

Participants

Data from 683 patients with GDM admitted to the Wenzhou Medical University Affiliated Second Hospital between January 2019 and December 2021 were retrospectively analysed.

Outcome measures

Pregnancy outcomes.

Results

The results showed that pregnant women with BFP ≥33% were more prone to abnormal amniotic fluid volume, abnormal blood pressure and ana

SUBMITTER: Chen B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11551990 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature