Maternal Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Comparing Methods to Address Bias Due to Length of Gestation in Epidemiological Studies.

Stefanie N HinkleEmily M MitchellKatherine L GrantzAijun YeEnrique F Schisterman

Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2016)

Adjusting for GA achieves unbiased estimates of the association between total GWG and neonatal mortality, providing an accessible alternative to the weight-gain-for-gestational-age z-scores without requiring assumptions concerning underlying population characteristics.

Keyphrases

birth weight
weight gain
gestational age
body mass index
pet ct
preterm birth
cardiovascular events
weight loss
preterm infants
risk factors
case control
type diabetes
coronary artery disease
pregnant women