Elective and nonelective cesarean section and obesity among young adult male offspring: A Swedish population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have suggested that cesarean section (CS) is associated with offspring overweight and obesity. However, few studies have been able to differentiate between elective and nonelective CS, which may differ in their maternal risk profile and biological pathway. Therefore, we aimed to examine the association between differentiated forms of delivery with CS and risk of obesity in young adulthood.

Methods and findings

Using Swedish population registers, a cohort of 97,291 males born between 1982 and 1987 were followed from birth until conscription (median 18 years of age) if they conscripted before 2006. At conscription, weight and height were measured and transformed to World Health Organization categories of body mass index (BMI). Maternal and infant da

SUBMITTER: Ahlqvist VH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6897402 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature