Obesity trends and perinatal outcomes in black and white teenagers

Objective Our objective was to explore the trends in prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) for black and white teenagers over time and the association between elevated BMI and outcomes based on race. Study Design This was a retrospective cohort study of singleton infants (n = 38,158) born to black (34%...

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Published in:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2012-12, Vol.207 (6), p.492.e1-492.e7
Main Authors: Halloran, Donna R., MD, MSPH, Marshall, Nicole E., MD, MCR, Kunovich, Robert M., PhD, Caughey, Aaron B., MD, MPH, MPP, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
African Americans - ethnology
Biological and medical sciences
Body Mass Index
Cohort Studies
European Continental Ancestry Group - ethnology
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Missouri - epidemiology
Obesity
Obesity - ethnology
Obesity - physiopathology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
outcome
Overweight - ethnology
Overweight - physiopathology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications
Pregnancy Outcome
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
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Summary:Objective Our objective was to explore the trends in prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) for black and white teenagers over time and the association between elevated BMI and outcomes based on race. Study Design This was a retrospective cohort study of singleton infants (n = 38,158) born to black (34%) and white (66%) teenagers (
ISSN:0002-9378
1097-6868
DOI:10.1016/j.ajog.2012.09.023