Fetal and early life growth and body mass index from birth to early adulthood in 1958 British cohort: longitudinal study

Parsons, Tessa J.; Power, Chris; Manor, Orly

doi:10.1136/bmj.323.7325.1331

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“…Also weight was classified by the ponderal index, calculated as {[birth weight (g)]/length (cm)] 3 } 3 100, and categorized as follows: low (#2?49); normal (2?50-3?16); and high ($3?17) (24) . Gestational age was classified as: pre-term (,37 weeks' gestation, under 259 d); full-term (37-41 weeks' gestation, 259-293 d); and post-term ($42 weeks' gestation, 294 d or more).…”

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Birth weight and obesity risk at first grade of high school in a non-concurrent cohort of Chilean children

Loaiza

Atalah

2012

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To determine the association of birth weight with obesity risk at first grade of high school in Chilean children after accounting for potential confounding factors. Design: National non-concurrent cohort of newborns. Sociodemographic information, height, weight and anthropometric measurements at first grade of high school were analysed. Birth weight was classified as macrosomia ($4000 g), by gestational age and by ponderal index. The relationship between birth weight and obesity at first grade of high school (BMI $ 95th percentile of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's reference) was assessed using logistic regression models adjusted for sociodemographic information at delivery. Setting: First grade of public high school of low and middle socio-economic status in the whole country (about 77 % of Chilean children in this age group). Subjects: Newborns (n 119 070) and the same number of high-school students. Results: A positive relationship of high ponderal index (OR 5 1?86, 95 % CI 1?69, 2?03), birth weight $4000 g (OR 5 1?66, 95 % CI 1?54, 1?78) and large for gestational age (OR 5 1?69, 95 % CI 1?58, 1?81) with obesity at adolescence (P , 0?001) was found. Macrosomic children had a higher risk of being obese at first grade of high school after controlling for prenatal confounding variables (OR 5 1?63, 95 % CI 1?52, 1?76; P , 0?001). Conclusions: A direct relationship between high birth weight and obesity at first grade of high school was observed in this group of Chilean children. The results highlight the significance of birth weight as a simple tool to be used as an indicator of obesity risk for children by health-care providers.

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Birth weight and obesity risk at first grade of high school in a non-concurrent cohort of Chilean children

Loaiza

Atalah

2012

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“…In the study of Whitaker, 9 American children with a large birth weight (X90th percentile) had the higher percentages of obese children at 2-4 years of age, which is more apparent in boys than that in girls. A longitudinal study by Parsons et al 10 indicated that the association between higher birth weight and higher levels of BMI may persist into adulthood among the participants of a British birth cohort. In our study, the association between prenatal and postnatal development at 1-3 years of age was attenuated after controlling for postnatal illness status and feeding modalities.…”

Section: Macrosomia and High Weight-for-height Z Yu Et Almentioning

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“…Gestational age of our study subjects was not included in this analysis, as the duration of gestation does not seem to have any influence on later infant body weight. 10 Because data was collected at the first postpartum month, the data of maternal prenatal or preconception anthropometric measurements was not available for the current analyses. Maternal prenatal body weight Macrosomia and high weight-for-height Z Yu et al and weight gain was previously reported to influence children's body weight.…”

Section: Macrosomia and High Weight-for-height Z Yu Et Almentioning

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Macrosomia is associated with high weight-for-height in children aged 1–3 years in Shanghai, China

Sun

Haas

et al. 2007

Int J Obes

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Objective: To investigate the association between macrosomia and high weight-for-length/height in 1-3 years old Chinese infants. Design: A retrospective longitudinal study. Subjects: 918 children aged 1-3 years in Shanghai, China. Measurements: Body weight and length/height, illness status and feeding modalities were obtained during follow-up. Macrosomia was defined as birth weight X90th percentile of sex specific birth weight distribution. High weight-for-length/ height was defined as a weight-for-length/height z-score X1.68 using the WHO growth reference. Results: The odds ratios (ORs) for high weight-for-length/height were 3.60 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.74-7.42) for boys and 1.39 (95% CI, 0.51-3.81) for girls who were macrosomic compared with the nonmacrosomic counterparts after adjustment for age. The ORs were attenuated to 3.48 (95% CI, 1.63-7.43) for boys and were still nonsignificant for girls (OR, 1.38; 95% CI, 0.49-3.91) after further controlling for illness status, the age of breast-feeding cessation and the age at introduction of complementary foods. From the analysis of boys and girls combined, the ORs were 2.48 (95% CI, 1.40-4.40) with adjustment for age and sex and 2.33 (95% CI, 1.29-4.22) with all covariates. Conclusion: Macrosomia is an important predictor for high weight-for-length/height in Chinese children aged 1-3 years.

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“…20 Studies on the association between fetal macrosomia and obesity in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, mostly conducted in industrialized countries, have yielded inconsistent findings. [21][22][23][24][25][26][27] The objective of this study was to examine the association between macrosomia at birth and subsequent obesity in adolescence in a rural population in China.…”

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Fetal macrosomia and adolescence obesity: results from a longitudinal cohort study

Wang

Gao

et al. 2009

Int J Obes

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Fetal and early life growth and body mass index from birth to early adulthood in 1958 British cohort: longitudinal study

Cited by 433 publications

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Birth weight and obesity risk at first grade of high school in a non-concurrent cohort of Chilean children

Birth weight and obesity risk at first grade of high school in a non-concurrent cohort of Chilean children

Macrosomia is associated with high weight-for-height in children aged 1–3 years in Shanghai, China

Fetal macrosomia and adolescence obesity: results from a longitudinal cohort study

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