Extreme Preterm Infant Rates of Overweight and Obesity at School Age in the SUPPORT Neuroimaging and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify rates of overweight (body mass index [BMI] ≥85th percentile) and obesity (BMI ≥95th percentile) at 6-7 years of age and associated risk factors among extremely preterm infants born at <28 weeks of gestation.

Study design

Anthropometrics, blood pressure, and active and sedentary activity levels were prospectively assessed. Three groups were compared, those with a BMI ≥85th percentile (overweight or obese for age, height, and sex) and ≥95th percentile (obese) vs <85th percentile. Multiple regression analyses estimated the relative risks of BMI ≥85th percentile and ≥95th percentile associated with perinatal and early childhood factors.

Results

Of 388 children, 22% had a BMI of ≥85th percentile and 10% were obese. Children with obesity and overweight

SUBMITTER: Vohr BR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6109599 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature