Serum leptin levels and relationship with maternal weight gain at term among obese and non-obese pregnant women in Enugu, Nigeria: a comparative cross-sectional study.

Joseph Tochukwu EnebeNympha Onyinye EnebeTheresa Ukamaka NwaghaIjeoma Angela MekaMalackay Ezenwaeze NwankwoEmmanuel Obiora IzukaJohn Okafor EgedeInnocent Anayochukwu UgwuNgozi Ijeoma OkoroHelen Chioma OkoyeChukwuemeka Anthony Iyoke

Published in: The Journal of international medical research (2023)

Maternal serum leptin level, maternal weight gain and prevalence of hyperleptinaemia at term were significantly higher in the obese compared with the non-obese pregnant women.

Keyphrases

birth weight
weight gain
weight loss
gestational age
pregnant women
adipose tissue
body mass index
metabolic syndrome
bariatric surgery
pregnancy outcomes
obese patients
type diabetes
preterm birth
preterm infants
risk factors