Robust determinants of neurocognitive development in children: evidence from the Pune Maternal Nutrition Study.

ABSTRACT: Neurocognitive development is a dynamic process over the life course and is influenced by intrauterine factors as well as later life environment. Using data from the Pune Maternal Nutrition Study from 1994 to 2008, we investigate the association of in utero, birth, and childhood conditions with offspring neurocognitive development in 686 participants of the cohort, at age 12 years. The life course exposure variables in the analysis include maternal pre-pregnancy size and nutrition during pregnancy, offspring birth measurements, nutrition and physical growth at age 12 years along with parental education and socio-economic status. We used the novel Bayesian Model Averaging (BMA) approach; which has been shown to have better predictive performance over traditional tests of associations. Our s

SUBMITTER: Yajnik CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7614085 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature