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Exploring comparative assessment of adiposity measures during pregnancy and postpartum

Abstract

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Excessive adiposity in pregnancy is associated with an altered cardiometabolic profile and adverse maternal and offspring outcomes. Pre-pregnancy body mass index (pBMI) is a proxy measure for adiposity that is most often used in clinical settings; however, it may not identify at-risk pregnancies caused by adiposity-related cardiometabolic dysfunction. The challenge is that validated direct adiposity measures are limited due …

Authors

Maran A; Atkinson SA; Bertram V; Vanniyasingam T; Thabane L; Mottola MF; Phillips SM; team TBS

Journal

Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, Vol. 49, , pp. 365–371

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

June 2022

DOI

10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.03.021

ISSN

2405-4577