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Assessment of Child Anthropometry in a Large Epidemiologic Study
Published on: February 2, 2017
Longitudinal variance of visceral fat thickness in pregnant adolescents
Luciana P Dutra1, Rosangela M Cisneiros, Alex S Souza
1Department of Nursery Education, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF), Petrolina, Petrolina, Brazil.
Abstract:
This study aims to investigate the longitudinal change in visceral fat thickness (VFT) during normal pregnancy. A prospective cohort study with 75 primiparous adolescents was carried out in Petrolina, Brazil. VFT was evaluated by ultrasound between 12-20 weeks gestation and immediately after delivery. We noted a statistically significant increase in VFT; 1.3 cm ± 1.0. No correlation was found between VFT and maternal anthropometric variables. VFT increases about 30% from the first to the second half of pregnancy in primiparous adolescents.
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