Association between trimester-specific gestational weight gain and childhood obesity at 5 years of age: results from Shanghai obesity cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is still unclear if and at which trimester gestational weight gain is related to childhood adiposity. Thus we aimed to evaluate the association between trimester-specific gestational weight gain and body-fat compositions in Chinese children.

Methods

Maternal gestational weight were measured by trained nurses every 2 to 4 weeks from the first prenatal care, and body-fat compositions of 407 children from the Shanghai Obesity Cohort at 5 years of age were measured by nutritionist through bioelectrical impedance analysis. Overweight/obesity of children was defined according to the criteria of International Obesity Task Force. Logistic and linear regression models adjusted for potential confounders were conducted to evaluate the associations of gestational weight ga

SUBMITTER: Lu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6495507 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature