Association between Maternal Weight Indicators and Iron Deficiency Anemia during Pregnancy: A Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effect of maternal weights on the risk of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) during pregnancy remains unclear. The study aimed to investigate the association between maternal weight indicators and IDA during pregnancy.

Methods

We conducted a cohort study to examine the association between maternal weight indicators, including prepregnancy body mass index and the rate of gestational weight gain (GWG), and the risk of IDA among Chinese pregnant women. Data about new-onset IDA at different trimesters from a national cross-sectional survey were collected; information regarding baseline variables and rate of GWG from women participating in the survey were retrospectively collected. Tested IDA and reported IDA were documented. Multilevel logistic regression to examine the

SUBMITTER: Tan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6213850 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature