2007
Puerto Rican differ from non‐Puerto Rican pregnant Latinas in pre‐gravid BMI, total fat and dietary fiber intakes
Bermúdez‐Millán A, Hromi‐Fiedler A, Fernandez M, Damio G, Segura‐Pérez S, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Puerto Rican differ from non‐Puerto Rican pregnant Latinas in pre‐gravid BMI, total fat and dietary fiber intakes. The FASEB Journal 2007, 21: a1046-a1047. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.6.a1046-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-gravid BMIDietary fiber intakePregnant LatinasNutrient intakeMean intakeFiber intakeTotal dietary fiber intakeThird pregnancy trimesterMean nutrient intakesHigher mean intakesSignificant differencesPuerto RicansPregnancy trimesterNormal BMIDietary recallsLower BMIProspective studyMean ageDietary intakeBMITotal fatIntakeDietary fiberPreliminary findingsFat
2006
Pre‐gravid BMI and food insecurity during pregnancy among Latinas
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Chapman D, Segura‐Pérez S, Damio G, Melgar‐Quiñones H. Pre‐gravid BMI and food insecurity during pregnancy among Latinas. The FASEB Journal 2006, 20: a1004-a1004. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.20.5.a1004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-gravid BMIFood Security ScaleSelf-reported pre-pregnancy weightLow-income Latina womenPre-pregnancy weightHousehold Food Security ScaleFood insecurity statusFood insecurityCronbach's alpha coefficientPuerto Rican descentBMIPregnancyIOM standardsLatina womenSecurity ScaleAlpha coefficientPuerto RicansPopulationParticipantsObeseLatinasBaselineWomen