Identifying appropriate pre-pregnancy body mass index classification to improve pregnancy outcomes in women of childbearing age in Beijing, China: a retrospective cohort study.

CONCLUSIONS: For women of childbearing age in Beijing, China, the optimal pre-pregnancy BMI range was >=18.5-22.9 kg/m2, with the cutoff value for overweight status being >=23.0 kg/m2 and the cutoff value for obesity being >=28.0 kg/m2. PMID: 31464403 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Tags: Asia Pac J Clin Nutr Source Type: research