Body composition in second trimester is associated with dyslipidemia in third trimester

The aim of this study was to examine the correlation between maternal body composition during the second trimester and the occurrence of dyslipidemia in the third trimester. A cohort of 1508 pregnant women who underwent antenatal testing at Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital, affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, were included in this study. Maternal body composition was assessed using bioimpedance analysis between 14 and 22 weeks of gestation. Among the 1508 participants, a total of 1420 individuals (94.2