Childhood BMI trajectories predict cardiometabolic risk and perceived stress at age 13 years: the STARS cohort
Yun Chen,
Frida Dangardt,
Lars Gelander
et al.
Abstract:ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to examine BMI trajectories from birth throughout childhood, associations with health outcomes at age 13 years, and time frames during which early‐life BMI influenced adolescent health.MethodsParticipants (1902, 44% male) reported perceived stress and psychosomatic symptoms and were examined for waist circumference (WC), systolic blood pressure (SBP), pulse wave velocity, and white blood cell counts (WBC). BMI trajectory was analyzed using group‐based trajectory modeling of r… Show more
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