Secular trends in postpartum weight retention from 2003 to 2012: a nationwide, population-based, retrospective, longitudinal study in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the secular trends in postpartum weight retention (PWR) over a decade with the population-based risk factors.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

A national health screening examination data provided by the National Health Insurance Service in South Korea.

Participants

130 551 women who delivered babies between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2012 and who underwent a national health screening examination 1 to 2 years prior to delivery and within 1 year after delivery.

Methods

Their PWR were determined during the study period of 2003-2012. We fitted logistic regression and linear mixed models to assess the independent contribution of PWR to obesity after adjusting for potential confounders.

Primary and secondary outcome measur

SUBMITTER: Joo YY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7380843 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature