Macrosomia and Childhood Growth Trajectories From Birth to 10 Years of Age: Findings From the ROLO Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objective

Macrosomia is associated with overweight and obesity across the life course. Most research to date has been based on cross-sectional analyses, and longitudinal investigations between macrosomia and developmental trajectories of growth throughout the first decade of life are lacking. This research aimed to examine associations between macrosomia and postnatal growth trajectories from birth to 10 years of age.

Subjects

Children (n = 337) from the ROLO longitudinal birth cohort, who were born to mothers with previous macrosomic delivery.

Methods

Birthweight was recorded at delivery and dichotomised using the cut-off criteria for macrosomia (birthweight ≥ 4 kg and < 4 kg). Child weight, length/height, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumferen

SUBMITTER: Callanan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12543617 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature