Relationship between Sociodemographics, Dietary Intake, and Physical Activity with Gestational Weight Gain among Pregnant Women in Rafsanjan City, Iran

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition (JHPN)

Yoke Mun, Chan¹  Mohd Shariff, Zalilah¹  Nazari, Mozhgan¹  Ebrahimi, Fatemeh¹  Sheikh Fathollahi, Mahmood¹  Tabatabaei, Seyed Zia¹ 

关键词: Dietary intake;    Gestational weight gain;    Physical activity;    Pregnancy;    Iran;   

DOI  :  10.3329/jhpn.v33i1.3206

来源: International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)

【 摘 要 】

Gestational weight gain (GWG) is a determinant of health and nutrition of mothers and offspring. However,many factors associated with GWG are not completely understood. The present study assessed therelationship between sociodemographics, dietary intake, and physical activity with GWG in 308 Iranianpregnant women attending government healthcare centres in Rafsanjan city, Iran. Women gained an averageof 12.87±3.57 kg during pregnancy while 54% did not gain weight within the Institute of Medicine(IOM)-recommended range. Univariate logistic models showed that gestaional weight gain was relatedto age, pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), energy intake, and sitting time. Cumulative logit modelshowed positive relationship between age (p=0.0137) and pre-pregnancy BMI (p<0.0001) with GWG. Allpregnant women should be counselled on achieving the reccomended GWG to prevent adverse maternaland prenatal outcomes. Pre-pregnancy and gestational nutritional status and physical activity should beemphasized in antenatal care. Key words: Dietary intake; Gestational weight gain; Physical activity; Pregnancy; Iran

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