Mother's pre-pregnancy BMI is an important determinant of adverse cardiometabolic risk in childhood

Volume: 16, Issue: 6, Pages: 419 - 426
Published: Mar 20, 2015
Abstract
Objective Maternal adiposity is associated with poor offspring cardiometabolic health. We aimed to evaluate the relationship of maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) on the BMI, body composition and cardiometabolic characteristics of the offspring. Methods Forty offspring of overweight/obese mothers (O-OW) and 28 offspring of normal weight mothers (O-NW) underwent evaluation of body composition, abdominal fat distribution, blood pressure...
Paper Details
Title
Mother's pre-pregnancy BMI is an important determinant of adverse cardiometabolic risk in childhood
Published Date
Mar 20, 2015
Volume
16
Issue
6
Pages
419 - 426
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