Relationship between socioeconomic status and weight gain during infancy: The BeeBOFT study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increased weight gain during infancy is a risk factor for obesity and related diseases in later life. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and weight gain during infancy, and to identify the factors mediating the association between SES and infant weight gain.

Methods

Subjects were 2513 parent-child dyads participating in a cluster randomized controlled intervention study. Family SES was indexed by maternal education level. Weight gain in different time windows (infant age 0-3, 0-6, and 6-12 months) was calculated by subtracting the weight for age z-score (WAZ) between the two time-points. Path analysis was performed to examine the mediating pathways linking SES and infant weight gain.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6214496 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature