Gestational weight gain, cardiometabolic health, and long‐term weight retention at 17 years post delivery
Authors' conclusion
As women age into midlife, high GWG continues to be associated with higher adiposity, as well as weight gain more than 6 kg above prepregnancy weight, compared with those who gain within or below IOM guidelines.
Study context
- Population
- Black and Dominican women, followed to 17 years post delivery
- Participants
- 210 participants
- Exposure
- Gestational weight gain (GWG) above Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines vs within or below
- Outcome
- Long-term postpartum adiposity and LPPWR
- Follow-up
- 17 years post delivery
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
17 years post delivery
Β (fat mass (FM))
5.11 kg
95% CI 2.35–7.88
Above IOM guidelines
Β (waist circumference (WC))
4.95 cm
95% CI 2.07–7.83
Above IOM guidelines
Β (LPPWR from prepregnancy to 17 years)
6.10 kg
95% CI 2.46–9.75
Above IOM guidelines
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
GWG above IOM guidelines
- Participants with GWG above IOM guidelines
- 60%
BMI at 17 years
- Mean (SD) BMI
- 31.2 (6.7) kg/m²
GWG z scores
- Positive associations between GWG z scores and body fat %, FM, fat-free mass, WC and LPPWR
Original publication
Gestational weight gain, cardiometabolic health, and long‐term weight retention at 17 years post delivery. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 5 May 2025. doi:10.
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