Weight development between age 5 and 10 years and its associations with dietary patterns at age 5 in the ABCD cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social inequalities in bodyweight start early in life and track into adulthood. Dietary patterns are an important determinant of weight development in children, towards both overweight and underweight. Therefore, we aimed to examine weight development between age 5 and 10 years by ethnicity, SES and thereafter by BMI category at age 5, to explore its association with dietary patterns at age 5.

Methods

Participants were 1765 children from the Amsterdam Born Children and their Development (ABCD) cohort that had valid data on BMI at age 5 and 10 and diet at age 5. Linear mixed model analysis was used to examine weight development between age 5 and 10 years and to assess if four previously identified dietary patterns at age 5 (snacking, full-fat, meat and healthy) wer

SUBMITTER: Rashid V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7110614 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature