Home and Family Environment Related to Development of Obesity: A 21-Year Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Early-life conditions are important for the development of obesity. We hypothesized that home and family characteristics reflective of less supportive environments during childhood will be associated with higher adult BMI and faster BMI growth between ages 5 and 21 years. We also examined the timing and acceleration of BMI increase by adult weight status (normal weight, overweight, obese, and extremely obese) to discern how BMI increase differs across group and across time. METHODS:BMI was assessed in 1000 Chilean youth (52% female) at ages 5, 10, 15, and 21 years. Latent growth curve analysis modeled BMI trajectories from 5 to 21 years. Observer and maternal ratings assessed children's home and family environments and parenting at 1 and 10 years. RESULTS:The four weight groups

SUBMITTER: East P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6442262 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature