Weight gain in childhood and blood lipids in adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To assess the effect of weight gain in childhood on blood lipid levels in adolescence.

Methods

A population-based birth cohort carried out in Pelotas, Southern Brazil. All newborns in the city's hospitals were enrolled in 1982. The subjects have been followed up for several times in childhood. At age 18, 79% of all males were followed, and 2083 blood samples were available. Adjusted analyses controlled for household assets index, family income, parental schooling at birth, maternal smoking during pregnancy and breastfeeding duration.

Results

Birth weight for gestational age and weight gain in the first 20 months was not associated with blood lipid levels in adolescence. On the other hand, those subjects whose weight gain from 20 to 42 months of age was faster than

SUBMITTER: Horta BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2688671 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature