The Impact of Obesity on Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes
Overview
Body Mass Index is an index that is commonly used to classify underweight, overweight and obesity in adults. It is defined as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.The growing epidemic of obesity in our society has become a major public health issue where the proportion of overweight and obese among women aged 15-59 have increased from 68 percent in 2008 to 76 percent in 2015
Full Title of Study: “The Impact of Obesity on Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes; Analytic Cross Sectional Study”
Study Type
- Study Type: Observational
- Study Design
- Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
- Study Primary Completion Date: October 2018
Arms, Groups and Cohorts
- obese
- Body mass index >30 Kilogram/m2
- non-obese
- Body mass index <30 Kilogram/m2
Clinical Trial Outcome Measures
Primary Measures
- The incidence of preeclampsia in both groups
- Time Frame: 24 hours
- The number of women who develop hypertension with proteinuria in pregnancy
Participating in This Clinical Trial
Inclusion Criteria
- pregnant women – single fetus – gestational age >28weeks Exclusion Criteria:
- patient refusal – multifetal pregnancy – Medical illness prior to pregnancy.
Gender Eligibility: Female
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 40 Years
Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No
Investigator Details
- Lead Sponsor
- Assiut University
- Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
- Principal Investigator: Ahmed Mohamed Abbas, principal investigator – Assiut University
- Overall Contact(s)
- Norhan Tarek, MBBCh, 00201091467612, noor.647@yahoo.com
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