The Assessment of Relationship between Excessive Weight Gain and Urinary Tract Infection in Pregnant Women - Larestan- 1387-88

Obesity is one of the most important complication and risk factor for many diseases. Females at any ages except infant are at more risk for urinary tract infections than male. The aim of this study is assessment of relationship between excessive weight gain and UTI. This cross sectional study was performed on 200 of all pregnant women with UTI who referred to a governmental clinic in Larestan in 2009. All of them fulfill the questionnaires and then divided according to BMI of pregnant women. During third quarter of pregnancy (36-38 weeks of pregnancy), urine culture were followed. The rate of excessive weight gaining in all pregnant women was 43%.The rate of UTI were 4%, 4%, 5%, 7% and 10% respectively in BMI of 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26. UTI rate in excessive weight gain female were 12.5%, 11%, 16%, 12.5% and 12.5% respectively. Uti rate in BMI groups 27, 28 and 29 were 12.5%, 30% and 39% respectively. But UTI rate in BMI 30 and 31 were 50% and 60 % which is comparable with UTI rate of excessive weight gain. Also, results showed that UTI rate especially in female with higher BMI has significant relationship with increasing of pregnancy weight. The results showed that pregnancy weight gain can be considered as predictive