A preliminary study on the pattern of weight change from pregnancy to 6 months postpartum: A latent growth model approach

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1079-1086

  Lee, C F ^a,b   Hwang, F M ^c   Liou, Y M ^d   Chien, L Y ^d  

^a ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

BMI; body weight; latent growth model; postpartum weight retention; pregnancy; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LATENT GROWTH MODEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PARITY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREPREGNANCY CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; WEIGHT CHANGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051600618     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.225     Document Type: Article

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