title: Relationship between sociodemographics, dietary intake, and physical activity with gestational weight gain among pregnant women in Rafsanjan City, Iran.
abstract: Gestational weight gain (GWG) is a determinant of health and nutrition of mothers and offspring. However, many factors associated with GWG are not completely understood. The present study assessed the relationship between sociodemographics, dietary intake, and physical activity with GWG in 308 Iranian pregnant women attending government healthcare centres in Rafsanjan city, Iran. Women gained an average of 12.87±3.57 kg during pregnancy while 54% did not gain weight within the Institute of Medicine (IOM)-recommended range. Univariate logistic models showed that gestaional weight gain was related to age, pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), energy intake, and sitting time. Cumulative logit model showed positive relationship between age (p=0.0137) and pre-pregnancy BMI (p<0.0001) with GWG. All pregnant women should be counselled on achieving the reccomended GWG to prevent adverse maternal and prenatal outcomes. Pre-pregnancy and gestational nutritional status and physical activity should be emphasized in antenatal care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ebrahimi
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Zalilah Mohd
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Shariff
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Occupational Environmental Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Zia
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Tabatabaei
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Occupational Environmental Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
authors.forename: Mahmood Sheikh
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Fathollahi
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Chan Yoke
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Mun
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
authors.forename: Mozhgan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nazari
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D009043:Motor Activity; D011247:Pregnancy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015430:Weight Gain; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Dietary intake; Gestational weight gain; Iran; Physical activity; Pregnancy