A comparison of South Asian specific and established BMI thresholds for determining obesity prevalence in pregnancy and predicting pregnancy complications: findings from the Born in Bradford cohort

M Bryant; G Santorelli; D A Lawlor; D Farrar; D Tuffnell; R Bhopal; J Wright

doi:10.1038/ijo.2013.117

A comparison of South Asian specific and established BMI thresholds for determining obesity prevalence in pregnancy and predicting pregnancy complications: findings from the Born in Bradford cohort

M Bryant, G Santorelli, D A Lawlor, D Farrar, D Tuffnell, R Bhopal, J Wright

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To describe how maternal obesity prevalence varies by established international and South Asian specific body mass index (BMI) cut-offs in women of Pakistani origin and investigate whether different BMI thresholds can help to identify women at risk of adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes.

Original language	English
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of Obesity
Early online date	25 Jun 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2013.117
Publication status	Published - 2013

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pregnancy
BMI
criteria
cut-off
adverse birth outcomes
obesity

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Bryant, M., Santorelli, G., Lawlor, D. A., Farrar, D., Tuffnell, D., Bhopal, R., & Wright, J. (2013). A comparison of South Asian specific and established BMI thresholds for determining obesity prevalence in pregnancy and predicting pregnancy complications: findings from the Born in Bradford cohort. International Journal of Obesity. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2013.117

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