Representativeness of participants in a lifestyle intervention study in obese pregnant women - the difference between study participants and non-participants.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the representativeness of participants attending a lifestyle intervention study addressing obese pregnant women.

Methods

Retrospective comparison of baseline data, attendance to oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) during pregnancy, and pregnancy outcome in eligible women stratified according to study participation. Of 750 eligible women with a self-reported BMI > 30 kg/m(2), and a live singleton pregnancy, 510 were eligible for inclusion and 425 were randomized to either active intervention (n= 284) or to standard obstetric care (n= 141) including two standard OGTT. The 85 women who declined participation or were excluded due to competing diseases and 240 women who did not respond to the initial invitation received the same standard care.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Gesche J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5644893 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature