Normal weight adiposity in a Swedish population: how well is cardiovascular risk associated with excess body fat captured by BMI?

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine how well body mass index (BMI) reflects cardiovascular risk associated with excess adiposity in a Swedish population by examining the association between body fat, BMI and cardiovascular risk factors.

Methods: A total of 3,010 adults participated. Normal weight adiposity was defined as the combination of BMI < 25 kg/m and percentage body fat ≥35% for women and ≥25% for men.

Age-related differences in recommended anthropometric cut-off point validity to identify cardiovascular risk factors in ostensibly healthy women.

Aim: To investigate validity of widely recommended anthropometric and total fat percentage cut-off points in screening for cardiovascular risk factors in women of different ages.

Methods: A population-based sample of 1002 Swedish women aged 38, 50, 75 (younger, middle-aged and elderly, respectively) underwent anthropometry, health examinations and blood tests. Total fat was estimated (bioimpedance) in 670 women.

Higher risk of stillbirth among lower and middle income women who do not use tobacco, but live with smokers.

Objective: To investigate pregnancy outcomes among women living with smokers.

Design: Data were from a cohort study of 1,217 women recruited during 3-7th month of pregnancy and 96% followed-up after delivery. The main objective was to investigate effects of smokeless tobacco on pregnancy outcomes.

Anemia in pregnant women who use smokeless tobacco.

A significantly higher mean hemoglobin level in women smokers in comparison to nonsmokers with a generalized rightward shift of the hemoglobin distribution curve has been reported at the population level. Studies on pregnant women, however, have often associated smoking with decreased hemoglobin levels, although not consistently. We examined whether smokeless tobacco use during pregnancy influenced hemoglobin levels in a population-based cohort of 918 pregnant women in Mumbai, India.

Smokeless tobacco use and risk of stillbirth: a cohort study in Mumbai, India.

Background: Maternal cigarette smoking has been causally associated with an increased risk for stillbirth. Preliminary reports suggest an increased risk for stillbirth with smokeless tobacco use during pregnancy.

Methods: We conducted a population-based prospective cohort study to investigate this association by using a house-to-house approach to recruit 1,217 women who were between 3 and 7 months' gestation.

Smokeless tobacco use, birth weight, and gestational age: population based, prospective cohort study of 1217 women in Mumbai, India.

Objective: To study the effect of using smokeless tobacco during pregnancy on babies' birth weight and gestational age at birth.

Design: Population based, prospective cohort study using a house to house approach.

Setting: Eight primary health post areas in the city of Mumbai (Bombay), India.