Waist circumference in the prediction of obesity-related adverse pregnancy outcomes Circunferência da cintura na predição de desfechos adversos da gestação relacionados à obesidade

• Main Authors: Eliana M. D. R. Wendland (Author), Bruce Bartholow Duncan (Author), Sotero Serrate Mengue (Author), Luciana Bertoldi Nucci (Author), Maria Inês Schmidt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic properties of waist circumference in the prediction of obesity-related gestational outcomes. Pregnant women 20 years or older were consecutively enrolled in six Brazilian State capitals from 1991 to 1995. Weight, height, and waist circumference wer...