Association between prepregnancy body mass index and risk of congenital heart defects in offspring: an ambispective observational study in China

Association between prepregnancy body mass index and risk of congenital heart defects in offspring: an ambispective observational study in China

Abstract Background Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common birth defect around the world. Maternal prepregnancy obesity has been proposed as a risk factor of CHDs, but the relationship of CHD risk with over- and underweight is controversial, especially because body mass index (BMI) dist...

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Main Authors: Xuelian Yuan, Zhen Liu, Jun Zhu, Ping Yu, Ying Deng, Xinlin Chen, Nana Li, Shengli Li, Shuihua Yang, Jun Li, Hanmin Liu, Xiaohong Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Prepregnancy weight
Body mass index
Congenital heart defects
Multilevel logistic regression
Unrestricted cubic spline analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-020-03100-w

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