Journal article
Population Attributable Risk Fractions of Maternal Overweight and Obesity for Adverse Perinatal Outcomes
Abstract
The objective of the current study was to determine the proportion of adverse perinatal outcomes that could be potentially prevented if maternal obesity were to be reduced or eliminated (population attributable risk fractions, PARF); and the number needed to treat (NNT) of overweight or obese women to prevent one case of adverse perinatal outcome. Data from the Atlee Perinatal Database on 66,689 singleton infants born in Nova Scotia, Canada, …
Authors
MacInnis N; Woolcott CG; McDonald S; Kuhle S
Journal
Scientific Reports, Vol. 6, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1038/srep22895
ISSN
2045-2322