Prepregnancy body mass index and resting metabolic rate during pregnancy.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_EDDA51B56810
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Prepregnancy body mass index and resting metabolic rate during pregnancy.
Journal
Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
Author(s)
Melzer K., Schutz Y., Soehnchen N., Othenin Girard V., Martinez de Tejada B., Pichard C., Irion O., Boulvain M., Kayser B.
ISSN
1421-9697 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0250-6807
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2010
Volume
57
Number
3-4
Pages
221-227
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
AIM: The resting metabolic rate (RMR) varies among pregnant women. The factors responsible for this variability are unknown. This study aimed to assess the influence of the prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) on the RMR during late pregnancy.
METHODS: RMR, height, weight, and total (TEE) and activity (AEE) energy expenditures were measured in 46 healthy women aged 31 ± 5 years (mean ± SD) with low (<19.8), normal (19.8-26.0), and high (>26.0) prepregnancy BMI at 38.2 ± 1.5 weeks of gestation (t(gest)) and 40 ± 7 weeks postpartum (t(post)) (n = 27).
RESULTS: The mean t(gest) RMR for the low-, normal-, and high-BMI groups was 1,373, 1,807, and 2,191 kcal/day, respectively (p = 0.001). The overall mean t(gest) RMR was 316 ± 183 kcal/day (21%), higher than the overall mean t(post) value and this difference was correlated with gestational weight gain (r = 0.78, p < 0.001). The scaled metabolic rate by allometry (RMR/kilograms⁰·⁷³) was similar in the low-, normal-, and high-BMI groups, respectively (p = 0.45). Changes in t(gest) TEE closely paralleled changes in t(gest) RMR (r = 0.84, p < 0.001). AEE was similar among the BMI groups.
CONCLUSION: The RMR is significantly increased in the third trimester of pregnancy. The absolute gestational RMR is higher in women with high prepregnancy BMI due to increased body weight. The scaled metabolic rate (RMR/kilograms⁰·⁷³) is similar among the BMI groups of pregnant women.
Keywords
Adult, Basal Metabolism/physiology, Body Composition/physiology, Body Mass Index, Energy Metabolism/physiology, Female, Humans, Pregnancy/metabolism, Weight Gain/physiology
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Web of science
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