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

Objective: 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....

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Veröffentlicht in:International Journal of Obesity 2014-03, Vol.38 (3), p.444-450
Hauptverfasser: Bryant, M, Santorelli, G, Lawlor, D A, Farrar, D, Tuffnell, D, Bhopal, R, Wright, J
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