The association between caesarean section delivery and later life obesity in 21-24 year olds in an Urban South African birth cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is an important public health problem and rates have reached epidemic proportions in many countries. Studies have explored the association between infants delivered by caesarean section and their later life risk of obesity, in many countries outside Africa. As a result of the increasing caesarean section and obesity rates in South Africa, we investigated the association in this country.

Methods

This was a retrospective analysis of data that were collected from a prospective South African birth cohort (Birth to Twenty Plus), established in 1990. A total of 889 young adults aged 21-24 years were included in the analysis. Poisson regression models were fitted to assess the association between mode of delivery and early adulthood obesity.

Results

Of the

SUBMITTER: Sogunle E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6855451 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature