Longitudinal growth changes from birth to 8–9 years in preterm and full term births

Vereen, Rasheda J.; Dobson, Nicole R.; Olsen, Cara; Raiciulescu, Sorana; Kuehn, Devon; Stokes, Theophil A.; Hunt, Carl E.

doi:10.3233/npm-190219

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“…The prevalence of obesity has been increasing worldwide and is considered to represent a pandemic situation requiring urgent action 1 – 3 . In 2016, more than 1.9 billion adults aged 18 years or older (corresponding to 39% of adults) were overweight and more than 650 million (corresponding to 13% of adults) were obese 4 . The risk of all-cause mortality increases even in overweight adults: every 5 unit increase in body mass index (BMI) above 25 kg/m 2 is associated with an approximately 31% higher risk of mortality 5 .…”

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Trajectory of body mass index and height changes from childhood to adolescence: a nationwide birth cohort in Japan

Matsumoto

Kubo

Nakamura

et al. 2021

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To investigate the dynamics of body mass index (BMI) and height changes in childhood leading to obesity in adolescents. BMI Z-scores were calculated using the LMS (lambda–mu–sigma) method based on yearly height and weight information (age 1.5–15 years) from a nationwide Japanese birth cohort that started in 2001 (n = 26,711). We delineated the trajectories of BMI and height changes leading to obesity at age 15 years using mixed effect models. Children who became obese at the age of 15 years kept relatively high BMI z-scores through childhood for both genders, and had an increasing trend over time as opposed to the normal weight group, with an increasing slope during puberty. Early adiposity rebound was associated with overweight or obesity at the age of 15 years. Age at peak height velocity (APHV) occurred earlier in the obese/overweight group at age 15 years than in the normal weight group, and occurred later in the underweight group. Obese adolescents experienced early adiposity rebound timing and maintained a serial BMI z-score increase throughout childhood, with a greater slope at puberty. An earlier peak in height gain during puberty may have contributed to the observed patterns of BMI change.

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