A pilot study on the prevalence of maternal obesity in selected Greek counties |
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Authors: | Maria G. Grammatikopoulou Agathi A. Pritsa Sophia Badeka Irini Aggelaki Ioanna Giantsiou Assimina Houta Vasiliki Zeibekoglou Maria Kyriazi Polykseni Papanastasiou Eleni Perdiki Despoina Gkipatidou Maria Tsigga |
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Affiliation: | Department of Human Nutrition & Dietetics, Alexander Technological Educational Institute, PO Box 141, GR-57400 Thessaloniki, Greece |
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Abstract: | ObjectiveTo report a pilot prevalence of maternal overweight, obesity and underweight in selected Greek counties.MethodsA total of 441 adult childbearing women were recruited from maternity clinics in 6 Greek counties for this cross-sectional study. Pre-gravid weight status was defined according to the WHO cut-offs and gravid weight status was diagnosed with the Mardones and Rosso weight gain chart.ResultsDuring gestation the majority of the participants were of normal body weight (BW) (34.0%), obesity was apparent in 25.6% of the sample, 23.8% of the participants were underweight, and the remaining 16.6% were overweight. Overall, pregnancy tripled the prevalence of underweight, increased the prevalence of obesity (by 388.0%) and decreased the number of participants in the normal BW category (p ≤ 0.001 for all). The majority of participants classified in each pre-gravid weight-category remained in the same weight category during their gestation. All the pre-gravidly obese women were also obese during pregnancy. Underweight was more prevalent in Kavala (37.5%) and obesity was more frequent in Thessaloniki (30.8%). Women who were overweight prior to conception were highly likely to be overweight/obese during pregnancy (OR: 23.8, CI: 11.1–51.0).ConclusionsThe results indicate a high prevalence of overweight, obesity and underweight among pregnant women in Greece. |
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Keywords: | Overweight Underweight Pregnancy Obese Childbearing Sobrepeso Bajo peso Embarazo Obesidad Fértil |
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