Gestational Weight Gain and Health Outcomes 18 Years Later in Urban Black Women.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with higher body mass index (BMI) later in life. Increased BMI is associated with health problems, but there is limited evidence linking GWG directly to later health in black women. We examined the association between GWG and health conditions 18 years after a first birth.

Methods

This study was a secondary data analysis of 467 urban black women, enrolled during pregnancy (1990-1991). GWG was the difference between self-reported pre-pregnancy weight and measured weight at delivery. Hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and self-reported health were assessed with self-report and measurements of blood pressure, height, and weight, approximately 18 years after first childbirth.

Results

Higher pre-pregnancy BMI w

SUBMITTER: Holland ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5538784 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature