Associations between dietary patterns, eating behaviours, and body composition and adiposity in 3-year-old children of mothers with obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relationships between eating habits, behaviours, and the development of obesity in preschool children is not well established.

Objective

As children of mothers with obesity are themselves at risk of obesity, we examined these relationships in a cohort of 482 three-year-old children of mothers with obesity from the UK Pregnancy Better Eating and Activity Trial (UPBEAT).

Method

Dietary patterns were derived using factor analysis of an 85-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Eating behaviours were assessed using the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ). Measures of body composition included age-specific BMI cut-offs, WHO z scores, sum of skinfolds, waist and arm circumferences, and body fat percentage. Using adjusted regression analysis, we

SUBMITTER: Dalrymple KV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7124886 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature