Late preterm birth and growth trajectories during childhood: a linked retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence suggests that accelerated postnatal growth in children is detrimental for adult cardiovascular health. It is unclear whether children born late preterm (34-36 weeks) compared to full term (≥ 39 weeks), have different growth trajectories. Our objective was to evaluate the association between gestational age groups and growth trajectories of children born between 2006-2014 and followed to 2021 in Ontario, Canada.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of children from singleton births in TARGet Kids! primary care network with repeated measures of weight and height/length from birth to 14 years, who were linked to health administrative databases. Piecewise linear mixed models were used to model weight (kg/month) and height (cm/month) trajectories

SUBMITTER: Yoshida-Montezuma Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10485950 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature