For 2016 to 2019, less than half of individuals with live births had favorable prepregnancy cardiometabolic health<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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MONDAY, Feb. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of favorable prepregnancy cardiometabolic health among U.S. individuals with live births decreased from 2016 to 2019, according to a research letter published in the Feb. 15 issue of C<\/em>irculation<\/em>.<\/p>\n Natalie A. Cameron, M.D., from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues conducted a nationwide, serial cross-sectional analysis of maternal birth records from all live births in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Natality Database from 2016 to 2019. The age-specific and age-standardized prevalence of favorable cardiometabolic health was calculated for 14,174,625 individuals with live births aged 20 to 44 years.<\/p>\n The researchers found that from 2016 to 2019, there was a decrease in the prevalence of favorable cardiometabolic health, from 43.5 to 40.2 per 100 live births (average percent change, \u00e2\u0088\u00922.6 percent per year). In each five-year age stratum, the prevalence of favorable cardiometabolic health declined similarly from 2016 to 2019 and varied from 37.1 to 42.2 in 40- to 44-year-olds and 30- to 34-year-olds, respectively. Declines in favorable cardiometabolic health were seen in all regions and states, with significant geographic variation; the prevalence of favorable prepregnancy cardiometabolic health was lower in the South and Midwest versus the West and Northeast (38.2 and 38.8 versus 42.2 and 43.6, respectively).<\/p>\n “In addition to optimizing health for those interested in becoming pregnant, it’s important to focus on optimizing cardiovascular health throughout young adulthood because nearly half of pregnancies are unplanned,” a coauthor said in a statement.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/i><\/p>\n