Childhood environmental and genetic predictors of adulthood obesity: the cardiovascular risk in young Finns study.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Obesity from childhood to adulthood is associated with adverse health later in life. Increased youth BMI is a risk factor for later obesity, but it is unknown whether identification of other risk factors, including recently discovered genetic markers, would help to identify children at risk of developing adult obesity.

Objectives

Our objective was to examine the childhood environmental and genetic predictors of adult obesity.

Design, setting, and participants

We followed 2119 individuals of the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study for up to 27 yr since baseline (1980, age 3-18 yr).

Main outcome measure

We evaluated adult obesity [body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m(2)].

Results

The independent predictors (P < 0.05) of adult obesity included child

SUBMITTER: Juonala M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3167668 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature