Postpartum Weight Retention and Cardiometabolic Risk among Saudi Women: A Follow-Up Study of RAHMA Subcohort.

Hayfaa Abdelmageed Wahabi Amel Ahmed FayedShabana TharkarSamia A EsmaeilHanadi Bakhsh

Published in: BioMed research international (2019)

Increased weight retention after delivery augments the rate of occurrence of cardiometabolic risk factors. Determinants of the development of MetS in postpartum Saudi women are increased prepregnancy weight, current BMI, and FBG during pregnancy.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight gain
polycystic ovary syndrome
risk factors
weight loss
physical activity
breast cancer risk
risk assessment
cervical cancer screening
saudi arabia
type diabetes
pregnant women
adipose tissue