Trends in parent-child correlations of childhood body mass index during the development of the obesity epidemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The intergenerational resemblance in body mass index may have increased during the development of the obesity epidemic due to changes in environment and/or expression of genetic predisposition.

Objectives

This study investigates trends in intergenerational correlations of childhood body mass index (BMI; kg/m2) during the emergence of the obesity epidemic.

Methods

The study population was derived from the Copenhagen School Health Records Register, which includes height and weight measurements since birth year 1930. Mothers and fathers with BMIs available at ages 7 (n = 25,923 and n = 20,972) or 13 years (n = 26,750 and n = 21,397), respectively, were linked through the civil registration system introduced in 1968 to their children with BMIs available at age

SUBMITTER: Ajslev TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4201474 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature