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Can prepregnancy BMI be used to detect the risk of sarcopenia in Japanese pregnant women?
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backgroundMore than 20% of young Japanese women fall into the category of presarcopenia (only the skeletal muscle mass is below the sarcopenia criteria), and it has recently been pointed out that thinness in young adult women may be associated with future problems related to sarcopenia (age-related muscle weakness). However, the problem of sarcopenia is related to skeletal muscle, and body mass index (BMI) cannot assess only skeletal muscle.
objectivePrepregnancy BMI does not assess body composition and may not adequately assess the physical health of pregnant women.
designThe study employed a longitudinal study design.
methodsThe purpose of this study was to examine the possibility that health problems caused by sarcopenia may be overlooked if pregnant women are classified using prepregnancy BMI. Fifty-one first-time mothers without underlying medical conditions (underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m
resultsFor the normal-weight and underweight groups in mid- and late pregnancy, 12%-16% of participants met the diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia according to grip strength (<18 kg), 14%-26% of participants met the diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia according to the SMI (<5.7 kg/m
conclusionAmong the pregnant women who were classified as 'normal' based on their prepregnancy BMI, 12%-26% had sarcopenia. It is therefore suggested that pregnant women's health problems could be more appropriately assessed by body composition rather than by BMI classification.
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