Does HIV infection modify the relationship between pre-pregnancy body mass index and adverse birth outcomes?

Angela M BengtsonTamsin K PhillipsStanzi M le RouxKirsty BrittainAllison ZerbeHlengiwe MadlalaThokozile R MalabaGregory PetroElaine J AbramsLandon Myer

Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2020)

In this urban African setting of high HIV prevalence, pre-pregnancy obesity was common and did not vary by HIV status. In HIV-uninfected women, obesity increased the risk of LGA and being underweight the risk of SGA, compared with among HIV-uninfected women.

Keyphrases

hiv infected
antiretroviral therapy
hiv positive
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv testing
hiv aids
pregnancy outcomes
hepatitis c virus
men who have sex with men
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
polycystic ovary syndrome
type diabetes
risk factors
high fat diet induced
body mass index
physical activity