Fibre intake and evolution of BMI

From pre-pregnancy to postpartum

Bibliographic Data

ID15092141
AuthorsMichele Drehmer (0000-0002-5996-2672, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, corresponding author), Suzi Alves Camey (0000-0002-5564-081X, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Maria Angélica Nunes (0000-0002-0918-3304, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Bruce B Duncan (0000-0002-7491-2630, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Mauro Lacerda (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Andréia Poyastro Pinheiro (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Maria Ines Schmidt (0000-0002-3837-0731, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul)
Year2013
Volume16
Issue8
Pages1403-1413
Publication date2013-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980012003849
PMID22916703
OpenAlexW2164048903
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited49

Objective To evaluate the effect of fibre intake on the evolution of maternal BMI from pregnancy to postpartum and to identify dietary patterns associated with fibre intake. Design Cohort study. Food intake was obtained using an FFQ. Focused principal component analysis was used focusing on the variables: postpartum weight retention and total dietary fibre intake. Poisson regression models with robust variance were built in order to measure the effect of fibre intake during the postpartum period on obesity risk. Setting Primary care clinics in southern Brazil. Subjects Pregnant women ( n 370) were followed until the 5th month postpartum. Results The highest contribution to fibre intake came from the consumption of beans. Consumption of bread and rice indicated a common Brazilian food pattern along with beans. Participants retained a median of 4·4 (interquartile range 0·6, 7·9) kg of weight gained during pregnancy. Obesity risk, defined as an unfavourable evolution of BMI during pregnancy and postpartum, was present in 189 (55·1 %) women. Individual food items did not have an important effect on weight retention. In Poisson regression adjusting for maternal age, pre-pregnancy BMI and total gestational weight gain, inadequate postpartum fibre intake increased obesity risk by 24 % (relative risk = 1·24; 95 % CI 1·05, 1·47). Conclusions Important maternal weight retention occurred in these women. Adequate fibre intake may reduce obesity risk in the period following childbirth

Biology · Body mass index · Body weight · Childbirth · Environmental health · Interquartile range · Obesity · Obstetrics · Poisson regression · Population · Postpartum period · Pregnancy · Weight gain · Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Internal Medicine

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