Do lower antenatal blood pressure cut-offs in pregnant women with obesity identify those at greater risk of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes? A secondary analysis of data from the UK Pregnancies Better Eating and Activity Trial (UPBEAT)
Among pregnant women with obesity, we found no evidence that lowering the antenatal BP considered to be abnormal (from 140/90 mmHg) would assist in identifying women and babies at risk.
Authors
- Funso Adegoke
- Claire Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1681-8467)
- Angela C. Flynn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8438-1506)
- Catherine Boylen
- Gillian Butterfield
- Daghni Rajasingham
- Yvonne Evans
- Clare Hunt
- Stephanie A. Amiel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2686-5531)
- Hayley Tarft
- Tsigerada Tekletdadik
- Deborah Ricketts
- Anna Lucas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0766-7209)
- Robin Durkin
- Nina Khazaezadeh
- Dawn Wood
- Gayle Gills
- Scott McGill Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9099-3047)
- Hiten D. Mistry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2564-7348)
- Paul I. Welsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7970-3643)
- Hilary Alba
- Linda Hagg
- Louise Hayes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6442-4150)
- Ari de la Llera
- Jane Wardle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1691-593X)
- Matias C. Vieira
- Andrea Fenn
- Deborah Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6621-4333)
- Asma Khalil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2802-7670)
- Sarah Canadine
- Judy Filmer
- Keith M. Godfrey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4643-0618)
- Paul T. Seed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7904-7933)
- Louise M. Goff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9633-8759)
- Andrew Shennan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5273-3132)
- Jennifer Eadle
- Laura Broomfield
- Jill Riches
- Catherine McParlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4144-8218)
- Tarja I. Kinnunen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7386-2993)
- Dharmintra Pasupathy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6722-1006)
- Shirlene Badger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3696-8578)
- Nuhaat Syeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9783-5893)
- Georgina Gutzwiller
- Christine A. Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1544-5403)
- Jane Sandall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2000-743X)
- Melody Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0987-2564)
- Kim Hinshaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0468-4326)
- Lucilla Poston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1100-2821)
- Stephen C. Robson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7897-7987)
- Therese McSorley
- Lynne Greenwood
- G Goldberg
- Catherine Nelson‐Piercy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9311-1196)
- Maxine Fernon
- Claire Boag
- Jo Knight (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7148-1660)
- Elodie Lawley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6533-4659)
- Merane Todd
- Laura Slade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8425-9359)
- Laura Ann Magee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1355-610X)
- Sara L. Kenyon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0756-9617)
- Vicky Jones
- Jill Demilew
- Annette Briley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4266-920X)
- Diane Farrar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5625-761X)
- Helen Croker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7247-6599)
- Savannah Bett
- Eugene Oteng‐Ntim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8867-2909)
- T. A. B. Sanders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9529-095X)
- Rachel Grimshaw
- Sarah Ritson
- Emma Cousins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6962-3797)
- Carolyn Gill
- Peter von Dadelszen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4136-3070)
- Naveed A. Sattar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1604-2593)
- Carly Grace Allen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1644-2351)
- Laura Scholtz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4377-4669)
- Suzanne Barr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9753-8138)
- Nicola Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5416-7047)
- Jeffrey N. Bone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7704-1677)
- Jennifer Syson
- Alex Seroge Ignatian
- Alison Kimber
- Matthew Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9704-5189)
- Kirsteen Paterson
- Ruth Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8464-8933)
- Natalie Patterson
- James A. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6065-1716)
- Lynn Cherry
- Gillian Campbell
- Siân Robinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1766-7269)
- Jeni Fetherstone
- Laura Rooney
- Sarah Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8821-6636)
- Síle O'Connor
- Nashita Patel
- Fiona Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4141-8863)
- Roger Carr
- Alison Rennie
- Janet Johnston
- Patrick Catalano
- Paola Fernández
- Marc R. Blackman
- Sinead Miller
- Melissa Whitworth
- Rahat Maitland
- Susan O’Donnell
- James A. Butler
- Bridget Holmes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9375-3025)
- Suzanne Clements
- Penny Jackson
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- King's College London (GB)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Transport Research Laboratory (United Kingdom) (GB)
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GB)
- Bradford Royal Infirmary (GB)
- Women's and Children's Hospital (AU)
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- Sunderland Royal Hospital (GB)
- City Hospital (GB)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
- King's College Hospital (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Obesity
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-025-01803-8
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.11
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Guy's and St Thomas' Charity
- King's College London
- Tommy's
- National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre
- Medical Research Council