Testing Bidirectional Associations Between Childhood Aggression and BMI: Results from Three Cohorts.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined the prospective, potentially bidirectional association of aggressive behavior with BMI and body composition across childhood in three population-based cohorts.

Methods

Repeated measures of aggression and BMI were available from the Generation R Study between ages 6 and 10 years (N = 3,974), the Netherlands Twin Register (NTR) between ages 7 and 10 years (N = 10,328), and the Swedish Twin Study of Child and Adolescent Development (TCHAD) between ages 9 and 14 years (N = 1,462). In all samples, aggression was assessed with the Child Behavior Checklist. Fat mass and fat-free mass were available in the Generation R Study. Associations were examined with cross-lagged modeling.

Results

Aggressive behavior at baseline was associated with higher

SUBMITTER: Derks IPM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6594099 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature