Association between pre-pregnancy body mass index and socioeconomic status and impact on pregnancy outcomes in Korea

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 138-145

  Park, Jung H ^a   Lee, Bo Eun ^b   Park, Hye S ^b   Ha, Eun H ^b   Lee, Seung W ^c   Kim, Young J ^a  

^a Mokdong Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Pregnancy outcome; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KOREA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PREPREGNANCY CARE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; SOCIAL STATUS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 79955964149     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01332.x     Document Type: Article

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