Patterns of early life body mass index and childhood overweight and obesity status at eight years of age.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Excess weight gain in infancy and childhood is associated with increased risk of subsequent obesity. Identifying patterns of infancy and childhood weight gain associated with subsequent obesity or overweight status could help identify children at highest risk. Thus, we examined patterns of infancy and early childhood BMI in relation to mid-childhood overweight and obesity status. METHODS:In a prospective cohort of 215 children from Cincinnati, OH (born: 2003-2006), we measured weight and length or height at ages 4 weeks and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 years. We calculated BMI z-scores using World Health Organization references. Using linear fixed effect models, we estimated mean BMI at each age and rates of change in BMI between ages 4 weeks and 5 years by children's overweight and obe

SUBMITTER: Braun JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5948906 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature