The Association between Dietary Patterns and Pre-Pregnancy BMI with Gestational Weight Gain: The "Born in Shenyang" Cohort.

ABSTRACT: The reported associations of maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy with gestational weight gain are inconsistent, especially among the less studied Asian Chinese populations. In a prospective pre-birth cohort study conducted in northern China, we determined the associations between maternal dietary patterns and the probability of excess gestational weight gain (EGWG) among 1026 pregnant women. We used 3-day food diaries to assess maternal diet and performed principal component analysis to identify dietary patterns. Maternal adherence to a traditional pattern, which was characterized by a higher intake of tubers, vegetables, fruits, red meat, and rice, was associated with a higher probability of EGWG (quartile 3 vs. quartile 1, odds ratio [OR] = 1.62, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.1

SUBMITTER: Hu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9229543 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature