Obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors during pregnancy

To assess cardiometabolic risk factors during normal pregnancy and the influence of maternal obesity on them. This study included 25 healthy pregnant women with a single pregnancy and a gestational age of less than twenty weeks. Longitudinal analysis of blood pressure, body weight, body mass index (...

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Published in:Revista Brasileira de ginecologia e obstetrícia 2014-10, Vol.36 (10), p.449-455
Main Authors: Callegari, Sandra Beatriz Mangucci, de Resende, Elisabete Aparecida Mantovani Rodrigues, Barbosa Neto, Octávio, Rodrigues, Jr, Virmondes, de Oliveira, Eduardo Mangucci, Borges, Maria de Fátima
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology
Female
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Metabolic Diseases - epidemiology
Metabolic Diseases - etiology
Obesity - complications
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology
Pregnancy Complications - etiology
Risk Factors
Young Adult
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Summary:To assess cardiometabolic risk factors during normal pregnancy and the influence of maternal obesity on them. This study included 25 healthy pregnant women with a single pregnancy and a gestational age of less than twenty weeks. Longitudinal analysis of blood pressure, body weight, body mass index (BMI), serum concentrations of leptin, adiponectin, cortisol, total cholesterol and fractions, triglycerides, uric acid, fasting glucose, oral glucose tolerance test, HOMA-IR and insulin/glucose ratio was performed each trimester during pregnancy. In order to evaluate the impact of obesity, pregnant women were divided into two groups based on BMI for the first quarter of pregnancy: Gpn for pregnant women with BMI
ISSN:1806-9339
DOI:10.1590/SO100-720320140004946