Objective To determine the body composition of 182 hospitalized puerperae women within 3 days after delivery, and to analyze the data of different types of puerperae.
Methods The body composition of puerperae was determined by bioelectrical impedance method, and the patients were divided into different groups according to primiparae or not, maternal BMI and different modes of delivery. The differences and characteristics of body composition between different groups were analyzed.
Results The actual age and physical age of multiparae were significantly older than that of primipara, and the abdominal obesity was significantly higher than that of primipara (P < 0.05). With the increase of BMI, maternal body fat rate, body fat volume, fat-free weight, body water content, muscle mass, obesity, abdominal obesity, basal metabolic rate, total energy consumption, protein, inorganic salt increased significantly (P < 0.05), and impedance decreased significantly (P < 0.05). The actually age and body age of puerperae in caesarean delivery group were significantly older than those in natural delivery group, and the body fat rate and abdominal obesity were significantly higher than those in natural delivery group (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01).
Conclusion Multiparae, obese and caesarean delivery women have more obvious abdominal obesity, which suggests that body fat rate, and abdominal obesity are related with adverse pregnancy outcomes.
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