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The relationship between body mass index with nausea and vomiting in the first trimester

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

F. Ranjbar ,
S. Abbasalizadeh ,
H. Islamifard  and
A. Alizadeh
F. Ranjbar
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Women's Reproductive Health Research Center, Tabriz, Iran
S. Abbasalizadeh
Affiliation:
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
H. Islamifard
Affiliation:
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
A. Alizadeh
Affiliation:
Razi Hospital, Tabriz, Iran

Abstract

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Introduction

Nausea and vomiting in the first trimester is a common complaint of about 70% of pregnant women and it has a major effect on their quality of life. Its etiology is unknown but there are some risk factors for it.

Aims

The purpose of this study was to obtain the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.

Methods

This case-control study was performed on 300 pregnant women who had referred to outpatient clinics. 150 of these women were suffering from nausea and vomiting while the other 150 didn’t have this problem. We determined BMI in two groups. Then the results were analyzed statistically.

Results

The age average was 24.9 and 26.2 in case and control groups respectively. The BMI average was 26.01 kg/m2 and 26.02 kg/m2 in case and control groups respectively. No significant relationship was observed between two groups regarding the presence of nausea but in case group, women with vomiting had lower BMI (p = 0.026).

Conclusions

It was concluded that BMI is not a risk factor for nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.

Type
P02-511
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 26 , Issue S2: Abstracts of the 19th European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2011 , pp. 1107
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2011
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