Infant growth is associated with parental education but not with parental adiposity – Early Stockholm Obesity Prevention Project

Svensson, Viktoria; Ek, Anna; Forssen, Mikaela; Ekbom, Karl; Cao, Yingting; Ebrahim, Mojgan; Johansson, Elin; Nero, Håkan; Hagströmer, María; Ekstedt, Mirjam; Nowicka, Paulina; Marcus, Claude

doi:10.1111/apa.12551

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“…That fact that heredity is of importance for overweight is well documented in the literature . So is parental educational level , which was in accordance with our results. Parental smoking can be considered as a proxy, namely surrogate variable, for socioeconomic background.…”

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Consuming milk cereal drinks at one year of age was associated with a twofold risk of being overweight at the age of five

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Aim: We previously reported that consuming milk cereal drinks at six months of age was associated with a high body mass index (BMI) at 12 and 18 months. This study examined the association between daily consumption at 12 months of age and BMI at the age of five.Methods: We followed up 1870/2666 (70%) children recruited at birth in [2007][2008] for the Swedish longitudinal population-based Halland Health and Growth Study a mean of 5.09 AE 0.28 years. Feeding practices were obtained from parental questionnaires, and anthropometric data were collected by child health nurses.Results: At five years, 11.6% were overweight and 2.3% were obese. Milk cereal drinks were consumed by about 85% and 10% at one and five years of age, respectively. Consumption at 12 months was associated with almost double the risk of being overweight at five years of age (adjusted odds ratio 1.94, 95% confidence interval 1.08-3.50). Other risk factors were a family history of obesity, low paternal educational level and paternal smoking.Conclusion: Consuming milk cereal drinks daily at 12 months was associated with a twofold risk of being overweight at five years. These findings may affect the counselling guidelines used at child healthcare centres.

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“…Risk factors for overweight and obesity include high birthweight , heredity , high maternal weight gain during pregnancy , formula feeding , rapid growth during infancy and a low parental educational level . There are also data showing a correlation between obesity and disturbances in the gut microbiota .…”

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Consuming milk cereal drinks at one year of age was associated with a twofold risk of being overweight at the age of five

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“…The associations found between income and child BMI SDS, and not with parental education, are surprising since most previous studies but not all have found low parental education to be a risk factor for childhood obesity. However, there are few studies measuring the influence of both education and income on childhood obesity like ours; more research is needed to examine the impact of each SES indicator taking also into account the strengths of social relationships, thus the social capital.…”

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“…Low parental socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with an increased risk for childhood obesity (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). Some studies suggest that parent social support is also associated with child obesity risk (6).…”

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Low grandparental social support combined with low parental socioeconomic status is closely associated with obesity in preschool‐aged children: a pilot study

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Pediatric Obesity

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While the influence of parental socioeconomic status (SES) on children's weight status is well known, the impact of other family-related aspects such as parental and grandparental social support is less understood. This study investigates the importance of parents' SES and social support (functional and structural) for weight status in a clinical sample of preschoolers 4-6 years old with obesity (n = 39, 56% girls; 73% of parents were overweight/obese, 50% were of non-Swedish origin). Linear regression analyses, simple and multiple, were performed on SES and social support with child BMI SDS (body mass index standard deviation score) as the dependent variable. The results show that parents' income and low emotional support from paternal grandparents were significantly associated with more severe obesity. The association between parental income and the child's BMI SDS was stronger among parents who had low emotional support from their own parents. In conclusion, grandparental social support may be protective against childhood obesity.

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“…A greater number of studies assessed infant growth (weight and/or height) trajectories and SEP; however, it is worth noting that several examined overall infant growth in the population [104][105][106][107], rather than rapid infant growth [108][109][110]. Studies from the Netherlands, Australia and the UK found no association between infant growth and SEP [104,105,108] (with the Australian study assessing rapid infant weight gain), with four European studies from the UK, Netherlands and Sweden finding an inverse association [106,107,109,110] (Wiljaars finding an association with rapid weight gain and Svensson finding an association with overall weight gain but not rapid weight gain). Only two studies were conducted in low-or middle-income countries, with a positive association observed in infants from both Belarus [111] and Chile (noting that the Chilean sample excluded babies <3 kg at birth) [112].…”

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A Review of the Relationship Between Socioeconomic Position and the Early-Life Predictors of Obesity

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A range of important early-life predictors of later obesity have been identified. Children of lower socioeconomic position (SEP) have a steeper weight gain trajectory from birth with a strong socioeconomic gradient in child and adult obesity prevalence. An assessment of the association between SEP and the early-life predictors of obesity has been lacking. The review involved a two-stage process: Part 1, using previously published systematic reviews, we developed a list of the potentially modifiable determinants of obesity observable in the pre-natal, peri-natal or post-natal (pre-school) periods; and part 2, conducting a literature review of evidence for socioeconomic patterning in the determinants identified in part 1. Strong evidence was found for an inverse relationship between SEP and (1) pre-natal risk factors (pre-pregnancy maternal body mass index (BMI), diabetes and pre-pregnancy diet), (2) antenatal/peri natal risk factors (smoking during pregnancy and low birth weight) and (3) early-life nutrition (including breastfeeding initiation and duration, early introduction of solids, maternal and infant diet quality, and some aspects of the home food environment), and television viewing in young children. Less strong evidence (because of a lack of studies for some factors) was found for paternal BMI, maternal weight gain during pregnancy, child sleep duration, high birth weight and lack of physical activity in young children. A strong socioeconomic gradient exists for the majority of the early-life predictors of obesity suggesting that the die is cast very early in life (even pre-conception). Lifestyle interventions targeting disadvantaged women at or before child-bearing age may therefore be particularly important in reducing inequality. Given the likely challenges of reaching this target population, it may be that during pregnancy and their child's early years are more feasible windows for engagement.

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Infant growth is associated with parental education but not with parental adiposity – Early Stockholm Obesity Prevention Project

Abstract: Low parental education level is independently associated with infant growth, whereas parental obesity does not contribute to a higher weight or to rapid weight gain during the first year.

Cited by 15 publications

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Consuming milk cereal drinks at one year of age was associated with a twofold risk of being overweight at the age of five

Consuming milk cereal drinks at one year of age was associated with a twofold risk of being overweight at the age of five

Low grandparental social support combined with low parental socioeconomic status is closely associated with obesity in preschool‐aged children: a pilot study

A Review of the Relationship Between Socioeconomic Position and the Early-Life Predictors of Obesity

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