Full title: prevalence and risk factors of overweight in Beijing infants basing generalized estimating equation: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in China has been rapidly increasing in recent years. The purposes of this study were to investigate the prevalence of infant overweight in Beijing and to explore the influencing factors using a generalized estimating equation (GEE) model.

Methods

This is a birth cohort study from January 2022 to December 2022 in Beijing, involving 2,008 newborns from local residents. Four times of follow-up visits were conducted at 2, 5, 8, and 12 months of age for physical measurements and health information collection. Multiple exposures were considered, including demographic characteristics of infants, maternal pregnancy information, feeding pattern and outdoor activities of infants. The GEE model was utilized to identify infl

SUBMITTER: Ye F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812179 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature