Validation of a Strict Obesity Definition Proposed for Asians to Predict Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Korean Pregnant Women.

Seo-Yeon Kim Soo Young Oh Ji-Hee Sung Suk Joo Choi Cheong Rae Roh Seung Mi Lee Jong Kwan Jun Mi-Young Lee Joon Ho Lee Soo-Hyun Kim Dong-Hyun Cha You-Jung Han Min Hyoung Kim Geum Joon Cho Han-Sung Kwon Byoung Jae Kim Mi Hye Park Hee Young Cho Hyun Sun Ko Jae Yoon Shim Hyun Mee Ryu

Published in: Journal of Korean medical science (2021)

Adverse pregnancy outcomes started to increase in those with a pre-pregnancy BMI ≥ 23.0 kg/m² after adjusting for maternal age. The modified obesity criteria could help predict adverse pregnancy outcomes in Koreans.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
insulin resistance
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
body mass index
adverse drug
emergency department
birth weight
adipose tissue