Gestational weight gain during pregnancy and its determinants: A longitudinal study

Autor: Moein Yoosefi, Azin Khosrovirad, Seyed Hossein Seyed Agha, Lalaeh Zand Parsa, Negar Rezaei, Mahmood Bakhtiyari, Farid Zayeri
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Caspian Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 8-13 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2423-5660
Popis: Background: Gestational weight gain during pregnancy is supposedly associated with the increased risk of some adverse outcomes. Thus, assessing the trend of gestational weight gain and its associated risk factors for each population may reduce the related harms. We examined the trend of gestational weight gain and some of its associated risk factors in a sample of Iranian pregnant women. Methods: From five health centers in Isfahan, 458 pregnant women were selected through a multi-stage sampling method. The gestational weight gain was measured nine times during pregnancy. The latent growth curve model was used to investigate the trend of gestational weight gain and a random effects model was used to identify the factors affecting gestational weight gain during pregnancy. Results: The mean weight at the baseline was 58.7 ± 0.1 kg. It increased by a mean of 301 ± 0.0 grams per week. The pre-pregnancy weight (p
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