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Prevalence of Overweight and Obese Prepregnancy BMI and Excessive Gestational Weight Gain Using Asian-Specific Cutoffs Among Asian and Mixed-Asian Women Living in Hawaii: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Yihe G DaidaK Pedula
Published in: Maternal and child health journal (2022)
A sizable percent of women were reclassified into higher BMI categories when aBMI was applied. Mixed-race Asian women were more likely to exceed GWG recommendations than Asian women.
Keyphrases
  • weight gain
  • body mass index
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • birth weight
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • cervical cancer screening
  • weight loss
  • pregnant women
  • metabolic syndrome