Body mass index and head circumference growth charts for the United Arab Emirates-the UAEMCGS 2 study.

This study was undertaken to establish the UAE population's normal BMI and HC growth charts. BMI growth charts represent BMI values at each age and gender-specific percentiles. The UAE's development is unique in its cultural practices and genetic makeup; therefore, extrapolating health determinants from other nations to the UAE is unwise.

Association of Dietary Patterns and Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Indices With Gestational and Birth Outcomes in Pregnant Emirati Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background And Aim: This cross-sectional, community-based study examined the association of dietary intake of pregnant Emirati women and their pre-pregnancy body mass index (pBMI) with maternal and neonatal outcomes.

Methods: The study was conducted at tertiary hospitals in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where 323 pregnant women reported their weekly dietary intake using the Arabic version of the food frequency questionnaire. Dietary patterns (DPs) were established using factor analysis of consumed foods followed by cluster analysis.

Effects of pre-pregnancy body mass index on cardiometabolic biomarkers in pregnant emirati women.

Background: To study effect of pregnancy on obese women's maternal cardiometabolic biomarkers as a signature for maternal morbidity and complications.

Methods: This cross-sectional cohort study involved pregnant Emirati women who had regular menstrual cycles and had normal blood pressure. Pre-pregnancy body mass index was calculated using height and weight measurements recorded within three months before current pregnancy.

Reference growth charts for height and weight, for the UAE, the UAEMCGS 2 study.

Background: Growth charts are the most commonly used tool for evaluating the development and nutrition of children. The UAE had its first chart produced 30 years ago.

Aim: The goal of the present study was to derive updated growth charts based on the current UAE child population.