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Body Mass Index (BMI) in women booking for antenatal care: comparison between selfreported and digital measurements.
Fattah, Chro Farah, Nadine O'Toole, Fiona Barry, Sinead Stuart, Bernard Turner, Michael J
Fattah, Chro
Farah, Nadine
O'Toole, Fiona
Barry, Sinead
Stuart, Bernard
Turner, Michael J
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2012-02-01T10:58:17Z
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Adolescent
Adult
*Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Female
Humans
Obesity/diagnosis
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications/prevention & control
Pregnancy Trimester, First
Prenatal Care/*methods
*Self Disclosure
Young Adult
Adult
*Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Female
Humans
Obesity/diagnosis
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications/prevention & control
Pregnancy Trimester, First
Prenatal Care/*methods
*Self Disclosure
Young Adult
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OBJECTIVE: We set out to compare measurement of Body Mass Index (BMI) with selfreporting in women early in pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN: We studied 100 women booking for antenatal care in the first trimester with a normal ongoing pregnancy. Selfreported maternal weight and height were recorded and the Body Mass Index was calculated. Afterwards maternal weight and height were digitally measured and actual BMI was calculated. RESULTS: If selfreporting is used for BMI classification, we found that 22% of women were classified incorrectly when BMI was measured. 12% of the women who were classified as having a normal selfreported BMI were overweight and 5% classified as overweight were obese. Similar findings have been reported outside pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS: These findings have implications for clinical practice, and for research studies exploring the relationship between maternal adiposity and pregnancy complications.
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eng
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1872-7654 (Electronic)
0301-2115 (Linking)
0301-2115 (Linking)
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10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.01.015
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19268433