Adverse birth outcomes and childhood overweight at age of 3-8 years in a prospective cohort study in Tianjin, China

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OBJECTIVES: To explore associations between adverse birth outcomes and childhood overweight at 3-8 years of age.

DESIGN: A prospective cohort study.

SETTING: Six central urban districts of Tianjin, China.

PARTICIPANTS: 1681 woman-child pairs.

METHODS: 1681 woman-child pairs were followed up for 8 years in Tianjin, China. Demographic and clinical information including birth outcomes was collected longitudinally, commencing from first antenatal care visit till postpartum period. Offspring height and weight were measured at 3-8 years of age. High and low weight/length ratios (WLR) at birth were, respectively, defined as ≥90th and ≤10th gestational week and sex-specific percentiles. Overweight for children at 3-5 and 6-8 years of age were, respectively, defined as body mass index (BMI)-for-age and -sex above the 2 z-score and 1 z-score curves of the WHO's child growth standards. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to obtain ORs and 95% CI with a stepwise backward selection method to select independent predictors.

PRIMARY OUTCOMES MEASURES: Childhood overweight.

RESULTS: Of 1681 children, 10.7% (n=179) and 27.8% (n=468) developed overweight at 3-5 and 6-8 years of age, respectively. Large for gestational age (LGA) was associated with increased risk of overweight at 3-5 years of age (aOR: 1.86, 95% CI: 1.27 to 2.72) while high WLR at birth was associated with increased risk of overweight at 6-8 years of age (1.82, 1.41 to 2.34). Low WLR at birth was associated with decreased risk of overweight at 6-8 years of age (0.52, 0.30 to 0.90).

CONCLUSIONS: LGA and high WLR at birth predicted childhood overweight at 3-5 and 6-8 years of age, respectively. Low WLR at birth was associated with decreased risk of childhood overweight at 6-8 years of age.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

BMJ open - 14(2024), 3 vom: 12. März, Seite e076438

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Rui [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Ming [VerfasserIn]
Li, Weiqin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Hongyan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Shuting [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Li, Ninghua [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Zhijie [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Gang [VerfasserIn]
Leng, Junhong [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Xilin [VerfasserIn]

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EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES
Journal Article
Obesity
PAEDIATRICS

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Date Completed 15.03.2024

Date Revised 15.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076438

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369694457