Body weight and fat trajectories of Black and White women in the first postpartum year
Authors' conclusion
Black women were less likely than White women to lose weight and fat in the postpartum period. There was preferential retention of fat in the abdominal area.
Study context
- Population
- Black and White women after delivery of a singleton infant; body composition by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry at 6 to 8 weeks, 6 months and 12 months postpartum
- Participants
- 49 vs 85
- Exposure
- Black vs White women
- Blackn = 49
- Whiten = 85reference
- Outcome
- Changes in body weight and fat (fat mass, abdominal fat) during the first postpartum year
- Follow-up
- 6 to 8 weeks to 12 months postpartum
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Fat mass change, adjusted mean (SE) · 6 to 8 weeks to 12 months
Fat mass, White women: 6 to 8 weeks to 12 months
29.6 [1.3] to 26.9 [1.3] kg
Fat mass, Black women: 6 to 8 weeks to 12 months
34.5 [1.5] to 36.8 [1.8] kg
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Fat mass, entire sample · 6 months vs 6 to 8 weeks
- Fat mass higher at 6 months than at 6 to 8 weeks, independent of weight change
Visceral fat, entire sample
- Visceral fat at 12 months (higher)
- 686 [45] g
- Visceral fat at 6 to 8 weeks
- 611 [42] g
- Visceral fat at 6 months
- 626 [43] g
Android fat, entire sample · 12 months vs 6 months
- Android fat higher at 12 months than at 6 months, independent of fat change
Original publication
Body weight and fat trajectories of Black and White women in the first postpartum year. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 11 May 2023. doi:10.
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