Melzer, Katarina; Schutz, Yves; Soehnchen, Nina; Othenin Girard, Véronique; Martinez de Tejada, Begona; Pichard, Claude; Irion, Olivier; Boulvain, Michel; Kayser, Bengt (2010). Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Resting Metabolic Rate During Pregnancy Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 57(3-4), pp. 221-227. Karger 10.1159/000322369
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)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.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
Swiss Federal Institute of Sports Magglingen SFISM > EHSM - Leistungssport |
Name: |
Melzer, Katarina; Schutz, Yves; Soehnchen, Nina; Othenin Girard, Véronique; Martinez de Tejada, Begona; Pichard, Claude; Irion, Olivier; Boulvain, Michel and Kayser, Bengt |
ISSN: |
0250-6807 (Print) 1421-9697 (Online) |
Publisher: |
Karger |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Service Account |
Date Deposited: |
04 Feb 2021 12:42 |
Last Modified: |
03 Oct 2021 02:18 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1159/000322369 |
PubMed ID: |
21124024 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Resting metabolic rate Body mass index Pregnancy Energy expenditure |
URI: |
https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/11161 |
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