Higher Peripheral Cholesterol and a Positive Correlation With Risk for Large-For-Gestational-Age Neonates in Pre-Pregnancy Underweight Women

• Published in: Frontiers in endocrinology (Lausanne) Vol. 12; p. 760934
• Main Authors: Wang, Dongyu, Ding, Wenjing, Ding, Chengcheng, Chen, Haitian, Zhao, Weihua, Sun, Bo, Wang, Zilian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 24.11.2021
• Subjects: Birth Weight - physiology; Body Mass Index; China; cholesterol; Cholesterol - blood; Cohort Studies; Endocrinology; Female; Gestational Age; Gestational Weight Gain - physiology; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Small for Gestational Age - physiology; LGA large for gestational age; Logistic Models; Obesity - blood; Obesity - physiopathology; overweight; Overweight - blood; Overweight - physiopathology; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications - blood; Pregnancy Complications - physiopathology; Pregnancy Outcome; Pregnant Women; Risk; SGA (small for gestational age); Thinness - blood; Thinness - physiopathology; underweight; China; cholesterol; LGA large for gestational age; SGA (small for gestational age); overweight; underweight

As the high proportion of underweight pregnant women, omission of their weight gain and blood lipids management during gestation might lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes. This study aimed to determine the relationship between lipid profile and risks for adverse pregnancy outcomes in pre-pregnancy un...