2022
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912042
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Preterm Birth and the Type of Birth and Their Impact on the Incidence of Overweight and Obesity in Children

Abstract: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the influence of the type of birth and preterm birth on the risk of overweight and obesity in the children studied. The study involved 749 children of pre-school and school age, between 4 and 15 years of age. Information about the type of delivery and the potential preterm birth came from the child’s health book and the mother’s pregnancy card. The authors assessed the body height and body weight of each child. The analysis showed that on average every six children were… Show more

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“…Body composition assessments were conducted using the single-frequency (50 kHz, 90 µA) bioimpedance analyzer Tanita BC 420MA (Japan), which meets the requirements of the 93/42 EEC Directive for medical devices and whose usefulness has been confirmed by previous research (see Baran et al 2022 ; Zarzeczny et al 2018 ).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Body composition assessments were conducted using the single-frequency (50 kHz, 90 µA) bioimpedance analyzer Tanita BC 420MA (Japan), which meets the requirements of the 93/42 EEC Directive for medical devices and whose usefulness has been confirmed by previous research (see Baran et al 2022 ; Zarzeczny et al 2018 ).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Among these, 43 studies were excluded because of lacking data regarding overweight or obesity in children delivered by C-section, and 58 studies were excluded due to a lack of being without target participants. Thus, only 18 eligible studies [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45] were included in this final systematic review and metaanalysis.…”
Section: Study Selectionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Singapore [35], Canada [36], New Zealand [39], Turkey [40], Spain [41], Poland [43] and Ghana [44], respectively. These studies were published between 2014 and 2022 and their sample sizes ranged from 178 to 64,983 with a total of 125,042 children (33,551 delivered by C-section).…”
Section: Study Characteristicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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