[HTML][HTML] Propensity for adverse pregnancy outcomes in African-American women may be explained by low energy expenditure in early pregnancy
J Most, LA Gilmore, AD Altazan, MS Amant… - The American Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Background African-American (AA) women have poorer pregnancy outcomes,
and studies in nonpregnant women suggest a different etiology of weight gain in AA
compared with white women. We hypothesized that physiologic factors such as low energy
expenditure and physical activity would be present in AA compared with white women in
pregnancy. Objective We aimed to identify physiologic risk factors for disordered energy
balance in AA and white women early in pregnancy. Design This was a cross-sectional …
and studies in nonpregnant women suggest a different etiology of weight gain in AA
compared with white women. We hypothesized that physiologic factors such as low energy
expenditure and physical activity would be present in AA compared with white women in
pregnancy. Objective We aimed to identify physiologic risk factors for disordered energy
balance in AA and white women early in pregnancy. Design This was a cross-sectional …