The Impact of Obesity on Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes

Assiut University2,000 enrolled

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

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

2,000

Conditions

Obesity

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 40 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * pregnant women * single fetus * gestational age \>28weeks Exclusion Criteria: * patient refusal * multifetal pregnancy * Medical illness prior to pregnancy.

Locations (1)

Assiut Faculty of Medicine

Asyut, Egypt

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The incidence of preeclampsia in both groups

The number of women who develop hypertension with proteinuria in pregnancy

Time frame: 24 hours

Central Contacts

Norhan Tarek, MBBCh

CONTACT

00201091467612 noor.647@yahoo.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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