Preconception lifestyle intervention in women with obesity and echocardiographic indices of cardiovascular health in their children

Background Improving maternal lifestyle before conception may prevent the adverse effects of maternal obesity on their children’s future cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. In the current study, we examined whether a preconception lifestyle intervention in women with obesity could alter echocardiogra...

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Veröffentlicht in:International Journal of Obesity 2022-07, Vol.46 (7), p.1262-1270
Hauptverfasser: den Harink, Tamara, Blom, Nico A., Gemke, Reinoud J. B. J., Groen, Henk, Hoek, Annemieke, Mol, Ben W. J., Painter, Rebecca C., Kuipers, Irene M., Roseboom, Tessa J., van Deutekom, Arend W.
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Zusammenfassung:Background Improving maternal lifestyle before conception may prevent the adverse effects of maternal obesity on their children’s future cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. In the current study, we examined whether a preconception lifestyle intervention in women with obesity could alter echocardiographic indices of cardiovascular health in their children. Methods Six years after a randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of a 6-month preconception lifestyle intervention in women with obesity and infertility prior to fertility care to prompt fertility care, 315 of the 341 children conceived within 24 months after randomization were eligible for this study. The intervention was aimed at weight loss (≥5% or until BMI 
ISSN:0307-0565
1476-5497
DOI:10.1038/s41366-022-01107-1