Longitudinal variance of visceral fat thickness in pregnant adolescents.
This study aims to investigate the longitudinal change in visceral fat thickness (VFT) during normal pregnancy. A prospective cohort study with 75 primiparous adolescents was carried out in Petrolina, Brazil. VFT was evaluated by ultrasound between 12-20 weeks gestation and immediately after delivery. We noted a statistically significant increase in VFT; 1.3 cm ± 1.0. No correlation was found between VFT and maternal anthropometric variables. VFT increases about 30% from the first to the second half of pregnancy in primiparous adolescents.
Department of Nursery Education, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF), Petrolina, Petrolina, Brazil.
Luciana P
LP
Dutra
Rosangela M
RM
Cisneiros
Alex S
AS
Souza
Carolina P
CP
Diniz
Laís A
LA
Moura
Jose N
JN
Figueiroa
João G B
JG
Alves
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D050152:Intra-Abdominal Fat; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D055815:Young Adult
adolescent; pregnancy; visceral fat