Association of Antibiotic Use during the First 6 Months of Life with Body Mass of Children.

ABSTRACT: In this study, our objective was to assess the association of body mass in preschool children with the use of antibiotics within 6 months after birth. National administrative databases were used to examine all children born between 2008 and 2009 in Korea. Exposure was defined as the use of systemic antibiotics during the first 6 months of age. The observed outcomes were stunting (height for age [HFA] z score < -2.0), short stature (HFA z score < -1.64), overweight (body mass index [BMI] for age z score ≥ 1.04), and obesity (BMI for age z score ≥ 1.64), and the children's height and body weight were measured from three to six years of age. To balance characteristics between the antibiotic user and non-user groups, propensity score matching was performed. The outcomes were evaluated us

SUBMITTER: Kwak JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9033100 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature