Objectives. We investigated the relationship between childbirth and 5-year incidence of
obesity. Methods. We performed a prospective analysis of data on 2923 nonobese …

Childbearing contributes to the long-term development of obesity in women. High
prepregnancy weight, excessive pregnancy weight gain, and postpartum weight retention …

Este trabalho constitui-se em uma revisão de literatura sobre fatores determinantes da
retenção de peso em mulheres no pós-parto. Os resultados da revisão demonstraram que …

Objective: Studies on the independent role of parity in long-term body weight change in
economically developing countries are scarce and inconclusive, and only a few studies …

Objective: The current study explores the spatial patterns of underweight and overweight
among adult men and women in districts of India and identifies the micro-geographical …

Robust data from a voter registry show that Costa Rican nonagenarians have an
exceptionally high live expectancy. Mortality at age 90 in Costa Rica is at least 14% lower …

OBJECTIVES: to examine weight retention from early pregnancy to three years postpartum
in Iranian women. DESIGN: a prospective cohort study. SETTING: 12 health centres selected …

Background Recent studies support a positive relationship between parity and overweight
among women of developing countries; however, it is unclear whether these effects vary by …

Methods: We analyzed data from 50 Demographic and Reproductive Health Surveys
conducted between 1992 and 2003. We examined the association between parity (proxied …

OBJETIVO: Investigar variáveis potencialmente associadas à obesidade abdominal em
mulheres em idade reprodutiva. MÉTODOS: Foram investigadas 781 mulheres a partir de …