Pregestational BMI and higher offspring's risk of overweight/obesity in smoker and non-smoker mothers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the association between pregestational BMI and offspring's risk of overweight/obesity after accounting for the most important confounders, especially maternal smoking habit.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

The Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra (SUN) study is a prospective cohort of Spanish graduates with more than 22 000 participants nationwide. Recruitment started in 1999, and it is permanently open. Data on diet, lifestyle and clinical diagnoses are collected at baseline and every 2 years.

Participants

Women from the SUN cohort who reported at least one pregnancy during follow-up (n 3496) were invited to this study. Among them, 1527 agreed to participate and completed an additional more detailed online questionnaire on their preg

SUBMITTER: Martin-Calvo N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195346 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature