Pregnancy Loss Is Related to Body Mass Index and Prediabetes in Early Adulthood: Findings from Add Health

Citation

Cortés, Yamnia I.; Zhang, Shuo; & Hussey, Jon M. (2022). Pregnancy Loss Is Related to Body Mass Index and Prediabetes in Early Adulthood: Findings from Add Health. PLOS ONE, 17(12), e0277320. PMCID: PMC9714908

Abstract

Pregnancy loss, including miscarriage and stillbirth, affects 15-20% of pregnancies in the United States (US) annually. Accumulating evidence suggests that pregnancy loss is associated with a greater cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden later in life. However, few studies have evaluated the impact of pregnancy loss on CVD risk factors in early adulthood (age <35 years). The aim of this study was to examine associations between pregnancy loss and CVD risk factors (body mass index, blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, diabetes status) in early adulthood. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using the public-use dataset for Wave IV (2007-2009) of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). Our sample consisted of women, ages 24-32 years, with a previous pregnancy who completed biological data collection (n = 2,968). Pregnancy loss was assessed as any history of miscarriage or stillbirth; and quantified as none, one, or recurrent (

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277320

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2022

Journal Title

PLOS ONE

Author(s)

Cortés, Yamnia I.
Zhang, Shuo
Hussey, Jon M.

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC9714908

Data Set/Study

National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health)

Continent/Country

United States of America

State

Nonspecific

Race/Ethnicity

White
Black
Native American
Asian

ORCiD

Hussey - 0000-0003-1799-9845