The status of postpartum weight retention and its associated factors among Chinese lactating women in 2013

VernacularTitle:2013年中国乳母产后体重滞留状况及其影响因素
Author: Jie WANG ¹ ; Zhenyu YANG ; Xuehong PANG ; Yifan DUAN ; Shan JIANG ; Liyun ZHAO ; Shian YIN ; Jianqiang LAI
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1. 中国疾病预防控制中心营养与健康所国家卫生和计划生育委员会微量元素重点实验室
Keywords: Nutritional status; Cross-sectional studies; Mothers; Postpartum weight retention
From: Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2016;50(12):1067-1073
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To analyze the status of postpartum weight retention and its associated factors among Chinese lactating women in 2013. Methods This study was based on the databank of Chinese National Nutrition and Health Surveillance in 2013. Using the multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method, we enrolled 12 514 women, at 0-24 months postpartum, from 55 sites in 30 provinces of China (excluding the Tibet Autonomous Region). Questionnaires were used to collect data on basic characteristics, physical activity, lifestyle, food intake, pre-pregnancy weight, weight before delivery, disease history during pregnancy, delivery date, delivery mode, parity and breastfeeding information. Current body weight and height of each subject were measured. Postpartum weight retention in each subject was calculated as the difference between pre-pregnancy and current weights. High postpartum weight retention was defined as≥5 kg.