Regional differences in the prevalence of obstetric complications in relation to maternal obesity and food purchases
Compared with Southern Finland, hypertensive pregnancy complications were more prevalent in women living in Eastern and Northern Finland. Obesity did not explain regional differences, whereas lower fiber content of purchases in these regions may have contributed to the prevalence of pregnancy hypertension.
Authors
- Outi Pellonperä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9272-2278)
- Saila B. Koivusalo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9482-9826)
- Jelena Meinilä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6377-1377)
- Heidi Sormunen‐Harju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1038-4672)
- Mikael Fogelholm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8110-102X)
- Maijaliisa Erkkola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6966-1523)
- Jaakko Nevalainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6295-0245)
- Hannu Saarijärvi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5803-9037)
- Johanna Metsälä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3806-1020)
- Mika Gissler
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- University of Turku (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
- Stockholm Health Care Services (SE)
- Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
- Published
- 2025-05-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.15075
- Primary Topic
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala