Early-life weight gain patterns of term small-for-gestational-age infants and the predictive ability for later childhood overweight/obesity: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to identify the weight gain patterns of small-for-gestational age (SGA) infants in early life and to explore the predictive value for later overweight/obesity in childhood.

Methods

We obtained data from a prospective cohort including term SGA infants born between January 2006 and November 2015 who received regular health care from birth to 5 years in West China Second University Hospital, Chengdu, China. A latent class growth analysis (LCGA) was applied to group children with similar growth trajectory patterns. Multiple logistic regression was performed to examine the association between weight gain patterns and later overweight/obesity.

Results

A total of 296 term SGA infants were finally included. Five weight gain trajectories were identified, in

SUBMITTER: Li P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9723138 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature