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The effect of interpregnancy interval on obesity/overweight among women in the first trimester of pregnancy
Author(s) -
Ali Elrazi A.,
Almugabil Abdelmageed,
Salim Ala,
Rayis Duria A.,
Adam Ishag
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/ijgo.12222
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , underweight , body mass index , pregnancy , obstetrics , obesity , confidence interval , odds ratio , gynecology , biology , genetics
Abstract Objective To determine the effect of interpregnancy interval ( IPI ) on obesity/overweight among pregnant Sudanese women in early pregnancy. Methods A cross‐sectional study was conducted at Saad Abu‐Alela Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan, from January to December 2015. Women with a singleton pregnancy and at least one previous pregnancy were enrolled in the first trimester. A questionnaire was used to collect clinical and sociodemographic data from the participants, and current body mass index ( BMI ) was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters. Results Among 1045 participants, 344 (32.9%), 424 (40.6%), and 277 (26.5%) women had short (<18 months), normal (18–30 months), and long IPI s (>30 months), respectively. BMI indicated 18 (1.7%), 408 (39.0%), 381 (36.5%), and 238 (22.8%) women were underweight (<18.5), normal weight (18.5–24.9), overweight (25.0–29.9), and obese (≥30.0), respectively. Age and proportion using contraceptives were increased among women with long IPI (both P< 0.001). When compared with women of normal weight, overweight women and obese women were more likely to have a long IPI (odds ratio 1.72, 95% confidence interval 1.08–2.93; and 1.71, 1.05–2.94, respectively). Conclusion Long IPI was associated with obesity and overweight, which were prevalent among pregnant Sudanese women.