Using appropriate pre-pregnancy body mass index cut points for obesity in the Chinese population: a retrospective cohort study

• Published in: Reproductive biology and endocrinology Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 77 - 7
• Main Authors: Wu, Yanxin, Ming, Wai-Kit, Wang, Dongyu, Chen, Haitian, Li, Zhuyu, Wang, Zilian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 10.08.2018; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Body mass index; Cesarean section; Cohort analysis; Complications and side effects; Data processing; Diabetes mellitus; Gestational age; Gestational diabetes; Health aspects; Health risk assessment; Hypertension; Medical records; Obesity; Outcome; Population studies; Pre-eclampsia; Pregnancy; Pregnant women; Risk assessment; Risk factors; Womens health; China; Pregnancy; Body mass index; Obesity; Outcome

Appropriate classification of obesity is vital for risk assessment and complication prevention during pregnancy. We aimed to explore which pre-pregnancy BMI cut-offs of obesity, either BMI ≥ 25 kg/m as recommended by the WHO for Asians or BMI ≥ 28 kg/m as suggested by the Working Group on Obesity in...