Connecting the Dots in Childhood Obesity Disparities: a Review of Growth Patterns from Birth to Pre-Adolescence

Boone‐Heinonen, Janne; Messer, Lynne C.; Andrade, Kate E.; Takemoto, Erin

doi:10.1007/s40471-016-0065-9

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“…Our first results are consistent with studies conducted on young children [ 65 ], as well as with studies on elementary school children [ 66 , 67 ] suggesting the relative stability of weight status growth during infancy and childhood. However, it is important to note that there are several factors driving differences in growth trajectories [ 68 ], such as the effect of genetic variants [ 69 ], and early life contextual factors [ 8 ]. Moreover, the number of data points, analytic methods, sample characteristics, and other factors also account for differences among studies in growth trajectories [ 66 , 67 ].…”

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Trajectories of aggressive and depressive symptoms in male and female overweight children: Do they share a common path or do they follow different routes?

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The prevalence of childhood overweight is a major social and public health issue, and primary assessment should focus on early and middle childhood, because weight gain in these phases constitutes a strong predictor of subsequent negative outcomes. Studies on community samples have shown that growth curves may follow linear or non-linear trajectories from early to middle childhood, and can differ based on sex. Overweight children may exhibit a combination of physiological and psychosocial issues, and several studies have demonstrated an association between overweight and internalizing/externalizing behavior. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of longitudinal studies on depressive and aggressive symptoms in children with high BMI. This study adopted a growth curve modeling over three phases to: (1) describe BMI trajectories in two groups of children aged 2–8 (overweight and normal weight) from a community sample; (2) describe the developmental trajectories of children’s aggressive and depressive symptoms from 2 to 8 years of age. Results indicate higher BMI in 2-year-old girls, with males catching up with them by age 8. While overweight females’ BMIs were consistently high, males’ increased at 5 and 8 years. The mean scores for aggressive symptoms at T1 (2 years of age) were the same in all subjects, but a significant deviation occurred from T1 to T2 in both samples, in divergent directions. With regards to children’s depressive symptoms, the two groups had different starting points, with normal weight children scoring lower than overweight youths. Overweight females showed lower depressive scores than overweight males at T1, but they surpassed boys before T2, and showed more maladaptive symptoms at T3. This study solicits professionals working in pediatric settings to consider overweight children’s psychopathological risk, and to be aware that even when children’s BMI does not increase from 2 to 8 years, their psychopathological symptoms may grow in intensity.

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Trajectories of aggressive and depressive symptoms in male and female overweight children: Do they share a common path or do they follow different routes?

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“…These are population groups associated with the highest prevalence of RIWG (40), and attrition in high-risk groups contributes to existing uncertainties about how RIWG interventions actually work for groups with the greatest need for these initiatives. Low risk perception, lack of subject prioritisation, lack of time and resources needed to commit to interventions, and high expectations of negative experiences of participating have been suggested as reasons why there is low interest in intervention involvement in these groups (36).…”

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Understanding rapid infant weight gain prevention: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative evidence

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Melendez‐Torres

Overgaard

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European Journal of Public Health

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Background Rapid infant weight gain (RIWG) is strongly related to childhood overweight and obesity, and prevention of RIWG is an approach to early years obesity prevention. This systematic review aimed to explore effectiveness, deliverers’ and recipients’ experiences of involvement, and key intervention components and processes of such prevention activities. Methods Key databases and websites were searched systematically for quantitative and qualitative studies covering intervention effectiveness, experiences with intervention involvement or process outcomes. After duplicate screening and quality assessment, papers were analyzed through narrative synthesis, thematic synthesis and intervention component analysis. Results Seven quantitative and seven qualitative studies were eligible for inclusion. Most intervention studies reported small, but significant results on infant weight gain. More significant results were measured on weight gain during the first compared with the second year of life. A weak evidence base made elaboration of the relationship between intervention effectiveness and content challenging. Home-delivered interventions may be more relevant for parents. Contextual factors, such as social norms, beliefs and professional identity should be considered during intervention development. Stakeholder involvement can be key to increase intervention acceptability and feasibility. Conclusions The field of RIWG prevention is new and evolving, but more research is needed before further conclusions about intervention effectiveness and intervention content can be drawn. Future interventions should take parents, health professionals and other contextual needs into account to improve chances of success. More research on long-term effects on overweight and obesity is needed.

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“…Higher maternal acculturation also predicted a higher weight‐to‐length z ‐score at 6 weeks, and a steeper slope of weight gain across the first year, mediated by formula‐feeding. Although socially disadvantaged and low‐income infants are at risk of low birth weight, they also have elevated risk of child obesity, a seemingly inconsistent pattern that may be explained by accelerated growth in early infancy . Birth weight did not predict the slope of infant weight‐to‐length z ‐score across the first year, but higher birth weight predicted higher weight at 1 year.…”

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Maternal acculturation and the growth of impoverished Mexican American infants

Luecken

Jewell

MacKinnon

2017

Obesity

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Objective Identification of early life risk factors that predispose low-income Hispanic children to obesity is critical. For low-income Mexican American mothers, the cultural context may influence maternal experience and behaviors relevant to infant weight and growth. Methods In a longitudinal study of 322 low-income Mexican American mother-infant dyads, linear growth modeling examined the relation of maternal acculturation to infant weight gain across the first year, and evaluated birth outcomes, breastfeeding, and maternal BMI as mediators. Results There was a high prevalence (36% > 95th percentile) of obese infants at 1 year. Higher maternal acculturation was associated with lower birth weight, higher infant weight at 6 weeks, and a lower prevalence of breastfeeding. Mediation analyses supported formula-feeding as a mediator of the relation between higher maternal acculturation and an increasing slope of infant weight gain across the first year. Conclusions Breastfeeding may have measurable benefits for Mexican American child obesity status in this high risk population, particularly among those with more acculturated mothers.

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Connecting the Dots in Childhood Obesity Disparities: a Review of Growth Patterns from Birth to Pre-Adolescence

Cited by 20 publications

References 86 publications

Trajectories of aggressive and depressive symptoms in male and female overweight children: Do they share a common path or do they follow different routes?

Trajectories of aggressive and depressive symptoms in male and female overweight children: Do they share a common path or do they follow different routes?

Understanding rapid infant weight gain prevention: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative evidence

Maternal acculturation and the growth of impoverished Mexican American infants

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