Maternal body mass index, gestational weight gain, and early childhood growth: A register-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Childhood obesity is associated with maternal obesity, but the link to gestational weight gain (GWG) is not fully elucidated. We examined the relationship between early pregnancy maternal body mass index (BMI) and GWG on early childhood growth.

Material and methods

Data from 30 197 mother-child pairs from Uppsala County Mother and Child Cohort were divided into 15 groups according to maternal BMI and GWG, based on World Health Organization classification and Institute of Medicine guidelines, respectively. Postnatal growth patterns were analyzed with linear mixed regression models within maternal BMI groups. Odds ratios of overweight and obesity at 4 years of age were assessed with logistic regression analyses. We treated children of mothers with normal weight an

SUBMITTER: Osterroos A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11502434 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature