Sociodemographic determinants of prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain: The Mutaba'ah study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined the associations of sociodemographic and lifestyle factors with prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG).

Methods

In the Mutaba'ah Study in the United Arab Emirates, repeated measurements throughout pregnancy from medical records were used to determine prepregnancy BMI and GWG. Associations of sociodemographic and lifestyle factors with prepregnancy BMI and GWG (separately by normal weight, overweight, and obesity status) were tested using multivariable regression models, adjusted for maternal age at delivery.

Results

Among 3536 pregnant participants, more than half had prepregnancy overweight (33.2%) or obesity (26.9%), and nearly three-quarters had inadequate (34.2%) or excessive (38.2%) GWG. Higher parity (<

SUBMITTER: Cheng TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9159565 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature