Adiposity and cardiovascular outcomes in three-year-old children of participants in UPBEAT, an RCT of a complex intervention in pregnant women with obesity.
Kathryn V DalrympleFlorence A S TydemanPaul D TaylorAngela C FlynnMajella O'KeeffeAnnette L BrileyParamala SantoshLouise HayesStephen C RobsonScott M NelsonNaveed SattarMelissa K WhitworthHarriet L MillsClaire SinghPaul T Seed CStatSara L WhiteDeborah A LawlorKeith M GodfreyLucilla Postonnull nullPublished in: Pediatric obesity (2020)
This study has demonstrated that an antenatal dietary and physical activity intervention in women with obesity is associated with lower offspring pulse rate and sustained improvement in maternal diet. Whilst larger than previous cohorts, there remains potential for bias from attrition and these findings require validation in future cohorts.