Associations between gestational exposure to neighbourhood socioeconomic deprivation and early childhood weight status.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to examine associations between prenatal neighbourhood socioeconomic deprivation (NSD) with early offspring weight status and to assess potential modification by race and ethnicity.

Methods

We used data from the Newborn Epigenetics STudy (NEST) cohort. Gestational NSD was assessed as neighbourhood deprivation index (NDI) tertiles. Offspring height and weight were assessed at 6 months (N = 1023), 1 year (N = 1268), 2 years (N = 1033) and 3 years (N = 1038). Multilevel logistic regression models estimated odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the relationship of NDI with overweight or obesity and rapid infant weight gain, adjusting for gestational parent age, race/ethnicity, marital status and educational attainment. Models were esti

SUBMITTER: Neally SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11710976 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature