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Assessment of Child Anthropometry in a Large Epidemiologic Study
Published on: February 2, 2017
Parity and the prevalence of overweight
P Arroyo1, H Avila-Rosas, V Fernández
1Division of Sociomedical Research, National Institute of Perinatology, Mexico City, Mexico.
Objective:
To assess the association between previous term pregnancies and the prevalence of overweight in a group of urban women, controlling for the influence of age.
Methods:
One thousand twelve women, living in middle and low socioeconomic areas of Mexico City, were interviewed at home and their reproductive histories studied. Height and weight were measured in a clinical setting using controlled procedures. Overweight (BMI > 25) was the dependent variable used to calculate odds ratios and to perform a multiple logistic regression analysis.
Results:
Age and parity were significantly associated with the prevalence of overweight. Controlling for age, two or more previous pregnancies significantly increased the magnitude of the association.
Conclusion:
During the reproductive years parity seems to increase the risk of overweight in low and middle socioeconomic level urban women.
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