Perinatal risk factors for childhood obesity and metabolic dysregulation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood obesity has increased significantly in recent decades.

Objective

The objective was to examine the perinatal risk factors related to childhood obesity.

Design

In a prospective study, 89 women with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) or gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and their offspring were evaluated at birth and at 8.8 +/- 1.8 y. At birth, obstetrical data, parental anthropometric measures, and neonatal body composition were assessed; at follow-up, diet and activity were assessed and laboratory studies were conducted. Weight was classified by using weight for age and sex, and body composition was measured by using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. In childhood, data were analyzed as tertiles and prediction models were developed by using logistic a

SUBMITTER: Catalano PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2762159 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature