Associations between pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain with pregnancy outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
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- 8 October 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
- Vol. 12 (1), 1-8
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13098-020-00595-3
Abstract
The influence of pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) on perinatal outcomes of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) remains unclear. Therefore, we explored how the above indicators influence pregnancy outcomes in women with PCOS. A retrospective study was conducted involving the baseline characteristics, laboratory data, and pregnancy outcomes of 722 pregnant women with PCOS. Subjects were grouped in a way to find out risks in their pregnancy outcomes. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to investigate how BMI and GWG were associated with perinatal outcomes. Among women with PCOS, underweight increased the risk of small for gestational age (SGA) (OR 12.35, 95% CI 3.56–42.82), but reduced the risk of large for gestational age (LGA). Overweight but not obese women were more susceptible to developing preeclampsia (PE) than women with normal weight. In PCOS women with BMI < 25 kg/m2 before pregnancy, inadequate GWG was a protective factor for gestational hypertension (GH) and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), excessive GWG exhibited a positive correlation with LGA. But in PCOS women with BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2, excessive GWG increased the probability of undergoing a cesarean section. Inadequate GWG did not reduce the likelihood of LGA in women with BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2, and excessive GWG did not reduce the probability of SGA in women with BMI < 25 kg/m2. The impacts of pre-pregnancy BMI, GWG on maternal and infant outcomes among PCOS women are similar to reported results in general pregnant women. However, some unique trends were also observed in PCOS women. While the underweight factor significantly increased the risk of SGA birth, overweight but not obesity was correlated with the risk of PE. Inadequate GWG was a protective factor for GH and PPH only in women with pregestational BMI < 25 kg/m2. Inadequate GWG did not reduce the probability of LGA in women with BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2, and similarly, excessive GWG did not reduce the probability of SGA in women with BMI < 25 kg/m2. Overall, these findings indicate that women with PCOS should begin weight management before pregnancy.Keywords
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Funding Information
- National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFC1000304)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (81671477)
- Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (Z161100000516160)
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