• Login
    View Item 
    •   Home
    • Hospital Research
    • Leinster
    • Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital
    • View Item
    •   Home
    • Hospital Research
    • Leinster
    • Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Map of Submissions

    Home Page
    UlsterN
    5118
    UlsterS
    5118
    Connacht
    1710
    Munster
    58
    Leinster
    467

    Browse

    All of Lenus, The Irish Health RepositoryCommunitiesTitleAuthorsDate publishedSubjectsThis CollectionTitleAuthorsDate publishedSubjects

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    About

    About LenusDirectory of Open Access JournalsOpen Access Publishing GuideNational Health Library & Knowledge ServiceGuide to Publishers' PoliciesFAQsTerms and ConditionsVision StatementORCID Unique identifiers for ResearchersHSE position statement on Open AccessNational Open Research Forum (NORF)Zenodo (European Open Research repository)

    Statistics

    Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

    A comparison of maternal and paternal body mass index in early pregnancy.

    • CSV
    • RefMan
    • EndNote
    • BibTex
    • RefWorks
    Authors
    Kelly, Ross
    Farah, Nadine
    O'Connor, Norah
    Kennelly, Mairead
    Stuart, Bernard
    Turner, Michael J
    Affiliation
    UCD Centre for Human Reproduction, Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
    Issue Date
    2011-04
    MeSH
    Adiposity
    Adult
    Body Composition
    Body Mass Index
    Cohort Studies
    Fathers
    Female
    Humans
    Male
    Mothers
    Obesity
    Overweight
    Pregnancy
    Pregnancy Trimester, First
    Show allShow less
    
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Citation
    A comparison of maternal and paternal body mass index in early pregnancy. 2011, 51 (2):147-50 Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol
    Journal
    The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10147/139355
    DOI
    10.1111/j.1479-828X.2010.01257.x
    PubMed ID
    21466517
    Additional Links
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21466517
    Abstract
     To determine the body mass index (BMI) and the body composition of fathers-to-be and to compare the findings with those of mothers-to-be during early pregnancy.
     This was a descriptive and comparative study based at a large university teaching hospital. We enrolled men whose partner booked for antenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy during July 2009. The height and weight of both parents-to-be were measured digitally, and BMI was calculated. The body compositions of the couple were analysed using bioelectrical impedance.
     Of 167 fathers-to-be, 14% were obese (BMI > 29.9 kg/m2 ) compared with 16% of mothers-to-be (NS). However, 50% were overweight (BMI 25.0-29.9 kg/m(2) ) compared with 26% of mothers-to-be (P < 0.001). This may be explained, in part, because the men were on average two years older than the women, and in the men, BMI increased with age. The men had a lower overall fat percentage (P < 0.001), but their visceral fat was higher than in the women (P < 0.001).
     Our findings show a high level of obesity in fathers-to-be, which has implications not only for the men themselves but also their families. We suggest that public health interventions directed at obesity during pregnancy should include both parents-to-be.
    Item Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1479-828X
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1111/j.1479-828X.2010.01257.x
    Scopus Count
    Collections
    Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital

    entitlement

    Related articles

    • Body Mass Index (BMI) in women booking for antenatal care: comparison between selfreported and digital measurements.
    • Authors: Fattah C, Farah N, O'Toole F, Barry S, Stuart B, Turner MJ
    • Issue date: 2009 May
    • Social and early-life determinants of overweight and obesity in 18-year-old Swedish men.
    • Authors: Koupil I, Toivanen P
    • Issue date: 2008 Jan
    • Bioelectric impedance is a better indicator of obesity in men with schizophrenia than body mass index.
    • Authors: Sharpe JK, Byrne NM, Stedman TJ, Hills AP
    • Issue date: 2008 May 30
    • Validity of body mass index and waist circumference to detect excess fat mass in children aged 7-14 years.
    • Authors: Glässer N, Zellner K, Kromeyer-Hauschild K
    • Issue date: 2011 Feb
    • Impact of maternal body mass index on neonate birthweight and body composition.
    • Authors: Hull HR, Dinger MK, Knehans AW, Thompson DM, Fields DA
    • Issue date: 2008 Apr
    Health Library Ireland | Health Service Executive | Jervis House, Jervis Street | Republic of Ireland | Eircode: D01 W596
    lenus@hse.ie | Tel: +353-1-7786275
    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2017  DuraSpace
    Contact Us | Disclaimer
    Open Repository is a service operated by 
    Atmire NV
     

    Export search results

    The export option will allow you to export the current search results of the entered query to a file. Different formats are available for download. To export the items, click on the button corresponding with the preferred download format.

    By default, clicking on the export buttons will result in a download of the allowed maximum amount of items.

    To select a subset of the search results, click "Selective Export" button and make a selection of the items you want to export. The amount of items that can be exported at once is similarly restricted as the full export.

    After making a selection, click one of the export format buttons. The amount of items that will be exported is indicated in the bubble next to export format.