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Impact of maternal education on response to lifestyle interventions to reduce gestational weight gain: individual participant data meta-analysis.

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O'Brien, EC; Segurado, R; Geraghty, AA; Alberdi, G; Rogozinska, E; Astrup, A; Barakat Carballo, R; Bogaerts, A; Cecatti, JG; Coomarasamy, A ...
Published in: BMJ Open
August 1, 2019

OBJECTIVES: To identify if maternal educational attainment is a prognostic factor for gestational weight gain (GWG), and to determine the differential effects of lifestyle interventions (diet based, physical activity based or mixed approach) on GWG, stratified by educational attainment. DESIGN: Individual participant data meta-analysis using the previously established International Weight Management in Pregnancy (i-WIP) Collaborative Group database (https://iwipgroup.wixsite.com/collaboration). Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analysis of Individual Participant Data Statement guidelines were followed. DATA SOURCES: Major electronic databases, from inception to February 2017. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Randomised controlled trials on diet and physical activity-based interventions in pregnancy. Maternal educational attainment was required for inclusion and was categorised as higher education (≥tertiary) or lower education (≤secondary). RISK OF BIAS: Cochrane risk of bias tool was used. DATA SYNTHESIS: Principle measures of effect were OR and regression coefficient. RESULTS: Of the 36 randomised controlled trials in the i-WIP database, 21 trials and 5183 pregnant women were included. Women with lower educational attainment had an increased risk of excessive (OR 1.182; 95% CI 1.008 to 1.385, p =0.039) and inadequate weight gain (OR 1.284; 95% CI 1.045 to 1.577, p =0.017). Among women with lower education, diet basedinterventions reduced risk of excessive weight gain (OR 0.515; 95% CI 0.339 to 0.785, p = 0.002) and inadequate weight gain (OR 0.504; 95% CI 0.288 to 0.884, p=0.017), and reduced kg/week gain (B -0.055; 95% CI -0.098 to -0.012, p=0.012). Mixed interventions reduced risk of excessive weight gain for women with lower education (OR 0.735; 95% CI 0.561 to 0.963, p=0.026). Among women with high education, diet based interventions reduced risk of excessive weight gain (OR 0.609; 95% CI 0.437 to 0.849, p=0.003), and mixed interventions reduced kg/week gain (B -0.053; 95% CI -0.069 to -0.037,p<0.001). Physical activity based interventions did not impact GWG when stratified by education. CONCLUSIONS: Pregnant women with lower education are at an increased risk of excessive and inadequate GWG. Diet based interventions seem the most appropriate choice for these women, and additional support through mixed interventions may also be beneficial.

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BMJ Open

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2044-6055

Publication Date

August 1, 2019

Volume

9

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8

Start / End Page

e025620

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Reduction Behavior
  • Pregnancy
  • Obesity, Maternal
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Gestational Weight Gain
  • Female
  • Educational Status
  • 52 Psychology
  • 42 Health sciences
 

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O’Brien, E. C., Segurado, R., Geraghty, A. A., Alberdi, G., Rogozinska, E., Astrup, A., … i-WIP (International Weight Management in Pregnancy) Collaborative Group. (2019). Impact of maternal education on response to lifestyle interventions to reduce gestational weight gain: individual participant data meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 9(8), e025620. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025620
O’Brien, Eileen C., Ricardo Segurado, Aisling A. Geraghty, Goiuri Alberdi, Ewelina Rogozinska, Arne Astrup, Rubenomar Barakat Carballo, et al. “Impact of maternal education on response to lifestyle interventions to reduce gestational weight gain: individual participant data meta-analysis.BMJ Open 9, no. 8 (August 1, 2019): e025620. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025620.
O’Brien EC, Segurado R, Geraghty AA, Alberdi G, Rogozinska E, Astrup A, et al. Impact of maternal education on response to lifestyle interventions to reduce gestational weight gain: individual participant data meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2019 Aug 1;9(8):e025620.
O’Brien, Eileen C., et al. “Impact of maternal education on response to lifestyle interventions to reduce gestational weight gain: individual participant data meta-analysis.BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 8, Aug. 2019, p. e025620. Pubmed, doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025620.
O’Brien EC, Segurado R, Geraghty AA, Alberdi G, Rogozinska E, Astrup A, Barakat Carballo R, Bogaerts A, Cecatti JG, Coomarasamy A, de Groot CJM, Devlieger R, Dodd JM, El Beltagy N, Facchinetti F, Geiker N, Guelfi K, Haakstad L, Harrison C, Hauner H, Jensen DM, Khan K, Kinnunen TI, Luoto R, Willem Mol B, Mørkved S, Motahari-Tabari N, Owens JA, Perales M, Petrella E, Phelan S, Poston L, Rauh K, Rayanagoudar G, Renault KM, Ruifrok AE, Sagedal L, Salvesen KÅ, Scudeller TT, Shen G, Shub A, Stafne SN, Surita FG, Thangaratinam S, Tonstad S, van Poppel MNM, Vinter C, Vistad I, Yeo S, McAuliffe FM, i-WIP (International Weight Management in Pregnancy) Collaborative Group. Impact of maternal education on response to lifestyle interventions to reduce gestational weight gain: individual participant data meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2019 Aug 1;9(8):e025620.

Published In

BMJ Open

DOI

EISSN

2044-6055

Publication Date

August 1, 2019

Volume

9

Issue

8

Start / End Page

e025620

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Reduction Behavior
  • Pregnancy
  • Obesity, Maternal
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Gestational Weight Gain
  • Female
  • Educational Status
  • 52 Psychology
  • 42 Health sciences