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Sichieri, Rosely; Benício, Maria Helena D’Aquino; Barreto, Sandhi Maria; Lima‐Costa, Maria Fernanda

doi:10.1590/s0034-89102008000900001

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“…Longitudinal studies are appropriate designs to investigate outcomes related to life course, exploring the interaction between social, environmental, biological and behavioral aspects involved in the onset and development of various outcomes, especially chronic diseases (Kuh et al 2003). Thus, cohort studies allow unraveling the mechanisms and the web of relationships that link socioeconomic, gestational and environmental factors to late changes that can lead to illness or increased risk of its occurrence (Sichieri et al 2008). JEFFERSON TRAEBERT et al The cohort study (named Coorte Brasil Sul) presented in this article is grounded on theories claiming that experiences during pregnancy, childbirth and early stages of life will determine children's health-and disease-related processes and can affect adults' health later.…”

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Methodological description and preliminary results of a cohort study on the influence of the first 1,000 days of life on the children’s future health

Traebert

Lunardelli

Martins

et al. 2018

An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.

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The aim of this report is to describe general and methodological characteristics of a cohort study in southern Brazil (Coorte Brasil Sul), aimed at understanding the impact of the first 1,000 days of life on children's health. It is a cohort study involving all children born in 2009 and their families living in the municipality of Palhoça, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Face-to-face interviews with parents at home using a structured questionnaire and children's physical and clinical examinations at schools have been carried out. Crosssectional analyzes, longitudinal comparisons and hierarquical regression analysis will allow understanding if the first 1,000 days of life can influence on 6-year-old children's health. The Coorte Brasil Sul is in its retrospective phase together with the children's physical data collection. Preliminary data (n=1270) related to nutritional status point to a high prevalence of overweight (16.4%) and obesity (15.5%). With the continuity of the study, it is expected to evaluate if the first phases of life can influence health during adolescence and in adult life, mainly in relation to chronic diseases.

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