The Association of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy with Weight Gain over the Subsequent 21 Years: Findings from a Prospective Cohort Study.
From: Department of Internal Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, and Diamantina Institute, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. l.callaway@uq.edu.au
American journal of epidemiology
- Publish Date: Aug 2007
- ISSN: 0002-9262
- Volume: 166
- Issue: 4
- Pages: 421-8
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Callaway Leonie K, McIntyre H David, O'Callaghan Michael, et al. The Association of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy with Weight Gain over the Subsequent 21 Years: Findings from a Prospective Cohort Study.. Am. J. Epidemiol. Aug 2007;166:421-8
Abstract
Obesity is an important risk factor for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, but most cases of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy occur in women of normal weight. There may be predisposing factors to both hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and obesity. To test this hypothesis, the authors compared changes in body mass index (weight (kg)/height (m)2) over time in women with and without hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. They used data from 3,572 women who received antenatal care at a major public hospital in Brisbane, Australia, between 1981 and 1984 and who were followed up for 21 years. A total of 318 women (8.9%) had experienced hypertensive disorders in the index pregnancy, and 233 of them (73.3%) had a baseline body mass index of
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Adult, Australia, Body Mass Index, Female, Health Behavior, Humans, Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced, Middle Aged, Pregnancy, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Time Factors, Weight Gain
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