General obesity index or central obesity indicators: which is a better predictor of body fat percentage in the first trimester?
All anthropometric obesity indices in early pregnancy were related to BFP. The most accurate and cost-effective approach for estimating BFP in early pregnancy was the combined use of WHTR, WC, BMI, HC, and WHR. With limited time and measurement conditions, WHTR may be the optimal obesity indicator to estimate BFP, followed by WC and BMI.
Authors
- Shujuan Liao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9853-9420)
- Biru Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0323-123X)
- Yonghong Wang
- Xinyuan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1255-4604)
- Yan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3814-5128)
- Xiujing Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9970-4718)
- Anqi Xiong
- Shiqi Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7004-8163)
Institutions
- Sichuan University (CN)
- West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-08362-w
- Primary Topic
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00