Longitudinal Assessment of Relationships Between Health Behaviors and IL-6 in Overweight and Obese Pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inflammation is a common factor in adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs). Behavioral factors influence inflammatory markers and APOs but rarely have been investigated simultaneously in pregnancy. Our purpose was to determine how diet, physical activity, and obesity are associated with interleukin (IL)-6 in early and late pregnancy.

Methods

We conducted a secondary analysis of 49 overweight/obese pregnant women. Health behavior data, including diet quality using the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII®); physical activity (Leisure Time Physical Activity scale); body mass index (BMI); and plasma IL-6 concentrations were collected at 13-16 weeks (early pregnancy) and 34-36 weeks (late pregnancy) gestation. Multiple linear regression analyses were used to determine the amount

SUBMITTER: Wallace MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8755950 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature